Reports of Explorations and Surveys: To Ascertain the Most Practical and Economical Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean.1858. Vol. IX, Part II. Red cloth boards, small open holes to the first few pages, name stamp on ffep. Open holes to pages 755-792. Birds: by Spencer F. Baird with co-operation of John Cassin and George N. Lawrence. The work consists of a critical, descriptive account of all the birds of North America, north of Mexico, and is not restricted to the species collected by the Pacific Railroad Surveys. House of Representatives. Ex. Doc. No.91.