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The butterflies of the eastern United States and Canada : with special reference to New England / By Samuel Hubbard Scudder.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection QL549 .S43 1889 v.1-3
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Scudder, Samuel Hubbard, 1837-1911.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Butterflies--New England.
- Butterflies.
- Butterflies--Canada.
- Canada.
- New England.
- Physical Description:
- 3 volumes (2 unnumbered pages, xxiv, 766 pages; 2 unnumbered pages, x pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 767 unnumbered pages-1774 pages; 2 unnumbered pages, vi pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 1775 unnumbered pages-1958 pages, 7 unnumbered leaves of plates, 89 leaves of plates (3 folded)) : illustrations (part. color), frontispiece, portraits, maps ; 29 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Published by The author, 1889.
- Contents:
- I. Introduction, Nymphalidae.
- II. Lycaenidae, Papilionidae, Hesperidae.
- III. Appendix, plates.
- Notes:
- "Printed by W. H. Wheeler, Cambridge, Mass."--verso T.p.
- Paged continuously.
- Each plate accompanied by leaf with description letterpress.
- Issued in 12 parts, November 1888-October 1889.
- Half title pages.
- Errata tipped in before p. 1 and 41, v. 1.
- Additions and corrections: p. [1925]-1931, v. 3.
- List of subscribers: [1957]-1958, v. 3.
- "The physical features and faunistic divisions of New England. The physical geography of New England. By W. M. Davis": p. 75-86.
- "The climate of New England. By W. M. Davis": p. 86-89.
- "The hymenopterous parasites of North American butterflies. By L. O. Howard": p. [1869]-1896.
- "Family Braconidae. Subfamily Microgasterinae. By C. V. Riley": p. [1897]-1911.
- "The dipterous parasites of North American butterflies. By S. W. Williston": p. [1912]-1924.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- "Studies on the embryological development of Euvanessa antiopa. By Charles W. Woodworth, M.S.": pages 95-104.
- OCLC:
- 2604754
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