A natural history of uncommon birds, : and of some other rare and undescribed animals, quadrupedes, reptiles, fishes, insects, &c. exhibited in two hundred and ten copper-plates ... To which is added, A brief and general idea of drawing and painting in water-colours; with instructions for etching on copper with aqua fortis: likewise some thoughts on the passage of birds; and additions to many of the subjects described in this work. In four parts. / By George Edwards ...

Issued in parts.
First leaf of plates in v. 1 contains title: Georgii Edvardi Ornithologia nova.
Vol. 1: [4], xx, 1-52, [10], XXI, I-LII, [1] p., [53] leaves of plates; v. 2: iv, 53-128, [5], LIII-CV, 26 p, [53] leaves of plates; v. 3: [4], 106-157, [5], CVI-CLVII, [1] p., [52] leaves of plates; v. 4: [8], 158-248, [4], CLVIII-CCX, 211-236 p., [53] leaves of plates.
Contains indexes.
The 4 parts have separate t.p.s: A natural history of birds ... Bound in at the back of each vol. is the Fr. tr. of David Durand: Histoire Naturelle d'Oiseaux Peu Commons, London, 1745-1751.
Added t.p. in French, dated 1751, with title: Histoire naturelle d'oiseaux peu communs: et d'autres animaux rares ...
Each volume contains English language text, interleaved with the plates, followed by a French translation; v. 1 and translated into French by "M. D. de la S.R." [i.e. David Durand].
Publication dates from added title pages in English.