The birds of Africa, volume two: Guinea fowl to doves.
London: Academic Press, 1986. Quarto, colour plates, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
London: Academic Press, 1986. Quarto, colour plates, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
London: Academic Press, 1997. Quarto, colour plates, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. The Quelea is the world's most numerous bird and the most serious avian agriculture pest. Hundreds of millions are killed each year yet it remains as abundant as ever. More
Alton: Nimrod Press, 1991. Octavo, More
Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum Press, 2012. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. This book covers the discovery and history of the northernmost breeding population of peregrine falcons in the world, located near the Thule Air Base in northwest Greenland. Drawing on thirteen years of research, the authors present a comprehensive set of..... More
Auckland: Oxford University Press, 1992. Octavo, colour photographs, bookplate, softcover. An inspirational book and essential reading for any committed conservationist. The population of Black Robins Petroica traversi on New Zealand's Chatham Islands was taken from less than a dozen up to several hundreds, by innovative and dedicated wildlife managers... More
London: Collins, 1950. Octavo, text illustrations, near fine copy in dustwrapper. New Naturalist Monograph number two. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. Octavo, colour plates, maps, signature, dustwrapper. More
Glasgow: Harper Collins Publishers, 2009. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, line drawings. New Naturalist110. David Cabot has been obsessed with wildfowl for nearly sixty years. In this seminal new work, he discusses the 56 species of wildfowl that have been recorded either in a natural state, or that have been introduced..... More
Glasgow: Harper Collins Publishers, 2009. Octavo, colour photographs, line drawings, fine copy in dustwrapper. New Naturalist 110. David Cabot has been obsessed with wildfowl for nearly sixty years. In this seminal new work, he discusses the 56 species of wildfowl that have been recorded either in a natural state, or..... More
Adelaide: Rigby, 1984. Quarto, colour photographs, very good copy in dustwrapper. Norman Chaffer was an excellent amateur ornithologist and photographer. More
London: A & C Black, 2009. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. Shorebirds, or waders, are a very popular group of birds among birders of all standards, though their identification is often a challenge. Covering all the species of the northern hemisphere, this new photographic guide provides all the information a...... More
New York: Dover, 1968. Octavo, 24 plates, some wear to publisher's wrappers otherwise a good copy. More
Sydney: Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union, 1956. Octavo, colour frontispiece. Publisher's stiff wrappers, fine copy. "With compliments of Alec Chisholm" [green biro, used by an elderly Alec Chisholm]. Reprinted from The Emu Volume 56. More
Sydney: Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union, 1956. Octavo, colour frontispiece. Publisher's stiff wrappers, spine worn. "With compliments Norman Chaffer Sydney June 1956". Reprinted from The Emu Volume 56. More
London: Gordon & Cremonesi, 1979. Octavo, text illustrations, dustwrapper. More
Maidenhead: WILDGuides, 2010. Octavo, colour photographs, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. Includes all Nightjars, Potoos, Frogmouths, Oilbird and Owlet-nightjars. Each species fully described, with local and international status shown. This lavishly illustrated book is the first comprehensive photographic guide to the Caprimulgiformes of the world. Each of the 100 species..... More
London: Christopher Helm, 2015. Octavo, colour photographs and illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. This authoritative handbook, part of the Helm Identification Guides series, covers in detail the world's 175 species of robins and chats. Formerly considered to be part of the thrush family (Turdidae), this large group is now usually..... More
London: Christopher Helm/A & C Black, (2001. reprint). Octavo, 60 colour plates, maps, text illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. A Helm Identification Guide. All species of Turdidae are described and illustrated in full colour including adults, immatures and most of the distinctive races. It is a comprehensive treatment of the..... More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, (2000. reprint). Octavo, 60 colour plates, maps, text illustrations, signature fine copy in dustwrapper. First American printing. A Helm Identification Guide. All species of Turdidae are described and illustrated in full colour including adults, immatures and most of the distinctive races. It is a comprehensive treatment..... More
London: Christopher Helm, (1993. first edition). Octavo, colour plates, distribution maps, owner's sticker, near fine copy in dustwrapper. Describes and illustrates in colour for the first time the plumages and most distinctive races of all 290 species in the Fringillidae, Carduelidae, Estrildidae and Passeridae families. Colour distribution maps are used..... More
London: Harper Collins Publishers, 2019. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs. New Naturalist # 139. There are more than 50 known species of gulls, and many of these are well-adapted to living in urban areas and in close proximity to humans. But there are also less familiar species to discover, which keep..... More
Chipping Norton: Surrey Beatty, 1991. Octavo, paperback, colour illustrations. WAS $24. The author review literature on reed-warblers and includes his own observations. More
Auckland Park: Jacana Media, 2013. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, other illustrations. Do you have a large 'Wader'-sized gap in your bird knowledge? Roy Cowgill and Stephen Davis will help you fill in those gaps and will soon have you identifying South Africa's shorebirds with confidence and ease. This unique new..... More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2013. Large octavo, paperback, colour illustrations, maps. Part of the revolutionary Crossley ID guide series covering North American birds, this is the first raptor guide with lifelike scenes composed from multiple photographs--scenes that allow you to identify raptors just as the experts do. Experienced birders use..... More