Birds of Pennsylvania, B.H. Warren, 1888, First edition, Compl. D.H. Hastings

Report on the Birds of Pennsylvania with special reference to the food-habits, based on over three thousand stomach examinations.: Edwin K. Meyers. 1888, First edition. Hardcover. Sm. 4to, 9.25 x 6, xii, 260 pp. Original green cloth binding, gilt titles. Illustrated with 50 plates, 49 of which are in color. Green cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Handsome detailed illustrations of the birds of Pennsylvania copied from Audubon's Birds of America. BY STATE ORNITHOLOGIST B. H. WARREN. Gift inscription and compliments card of D. H. Hastings, Adjutant General of Pennsylvania tipped-in to front free endpaper. Gift inscription from a subsequent owner written on the front free endpaper under the card from D.H. Hastings.

Condition

Light soiling and shelf wear, wrinkling to portions of spine; front hinge and portions of inner spine repaired; pages 213 - 221 unskillfully glued back in. The plates are clean and intact.

About this book

Ornithologist B.H. Warren was born in West Chester and affiliated with the Academy, but his work centered in state government in Harrisburg. His encylopedic 434-page Report on the Birds of Pennsylvania in 1890 helped Pennsylvania secure a better understanding of the resident and seasonal wild birds that spent all or portions of their lives there. Warren, who worked as an ornithologist for the Pennsylvania State Board of Agriculture, used his book to cover species' natural history and distribution, but also focused on species' food habits "based on over 4000 stomach examinations."

Daniel Hartman Hastings (February 26, 1849 – January 9, 1903) was the 21st Governor of Pennsylvania from 1895 to 1899. Hastings was called a hero for the help he gave Johnstown after the dam broke in 1889 (Johnstown Flood) and became governor in 1894.