A Century of Birds from the Himalaya Mountains

A Century of Birds from the Himalaya Mountains is an ornithological book published by John Gould between 1830 & 1832.

John Gould was working as a taxidermist at the museum of the Zoological Society of London, curating and preserving animal bodies for display or study.

When a number of taxidermied birds from the Himalaya Mountains arrived at the society, Gould decided to publish a book describing them.

The text was written by Gould's friend and mentor Nicholas Aylward Vigors.

[4] Elizabeth Gould continued to produce drawings for ornithological books until her death in 1841.