Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidæ, or Parrots The greater part of them species hitherto unfigured, containing forty-two lithographic plates, drawings from life, and on stone

"Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidæ, or Parrots" by Edward Lear is a scientific and artistic endeavor from the 1800s, full of detailed drawings of different types of parrots that hadn't been shown in pictures before. Lear, who was talented in both nature study and art, put together a collection of forty-two stone-print pictures drawn from real life that teaches you all about different kinds of parrots and how pretty they are. The book shares all kinds of parrots, from the well-known Blue and Yellow Macaw to the rarer Abyssinian Parrakeet and the illustrations show the fine details of each one. It's like mixing art and science together, teaching people about birds in a beautiful way, and the dedication to the Queen shows just how important this book was back when it came out.