Manual of neotropical birds, Volume one: Spheniscidae (Penguins) to Laridae (Gulls and allies) [all published].
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1977. Octavo, colour plates, illustrations , fine copy in dustwrapper. More
From Taxonomy to Tadpoles - Browse books by subject here.
From Australia to Zanzibar - Browse books by region here.
To limit your browsing within NEW BOOKS click on browse by subject or region above. To browse secondhand, antiquarian, bargain books or artwork select from the navigation at the top.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1977. Octavo, colour plates, illustrations , fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Edinburgh: Stationery Office, 2006. Quarto, laminated boards, illustrations. Waterbirds are one the world's most attractive group of birds and among the most threatened. These include albatrosses, flamingos, swans, geese, ducks, cranes, waders, gulls, terns and auks... They share a dependency on the world's wetlands-seas, coasts, estuaries, lagoons, lochs, rivers, marshlands..... More
London: Academic Press, (1982. first edition). Quarto, colour plates, text illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
London: Academic Press, 1988. Quarto, colour plates, other illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
London: Academic Press, 1986. Quarto, colour plates, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. 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
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
Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, 2014. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour illustrations, maps, very good copy in dustwrapper. Having finished the Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW), Lynx has now published a checklist in association with BirdLife: HBW And Birdlife International Illustrated Checklist Of The Birds Of The World. This is not..... More
Eastbourne: Aves Press, (2013. fourth edition). Quarto, fine copy in laminated boards. Revised extensively with additional new features, this edition has been updated to reflect the considerable change in our understanding of the evolution of birds derived from the study of their DNA over the past decade. This has resulted..... More
London: A & C Black, 2012. Octavo, colour illustrations and photographs, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. This authoritative handbook, part of the Helm Identification Guides series, looks in detail at the world's Cuckoos, Couas and Anis - the family Cuculidae. Famed as brood-parasites of other birds, the cuckoos include a...... More
Lewes: Ivy Press, 2014. Octavo, colour photographs, maps, bookplate, laminated boards. This book presents every species, arranged taxonomically, with over 300 birds shown in dazzling, life-size, cut-out photography. Concise descriptions, written by two of the worlds leading experts, are complimented by details of habitat, distribution, size and status. Presented in..... More
Buxton: Nokomis Editions, 2016. Quarto, colour and black and white illustrations, oblong format, fine copy in publisher's cloth. This book is the final collaboration of Joseph M. Forshaw and William T. Cooper and combines the finest Cooper artwork with an updated, authoritative Forshaw text. Presented as a deluxe edition, this..... More
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, (2015. reprint). Quarto, oblong format, colour illustrations, signed bookplate by the author and artist, fine copy in dustwrapper. This reprint uses a heavier paper stock and includes an In Memoriam celebrating the life of the artist William T. Cooper (1934-2015). In 1973 Joseph Forshaw and William Cooper..... More
Washington D C: American Ornithologists' Union, 2004. Octavo, illustrations, softcover. American Ornithologists' Union Monograph number 54. More
Adelaide: Rigby, 1982. Quarto, colour plates, photographs, bookplate, fine copy in dustwrapper. An excellent treatment on the subject. The author as director of CSIRO Wildlife Division maintained an extensive collection of Australian pigeons and doves in Canberra. More
Adelaide: Rigby, 1982. Quarto, colour plates, photographs, stamp, very good dustwrapper. with an excellent chapter by David Rushton on the aviculture of pigeons and doves. More
London: Helm, (1992. first edition). Octavo, 40 colour plates, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. Covers all 123 species, including all main subspecies, and most sex and age variations. More
London: British Museum (Natural History), (1970. second edition). Quarto, illustrations, maps, signature, very good copy in slightly chipped dustwrapper. More
London: Reaktion Books, 2017. Octavo, paperback, photographs, illustrations. Reaktion Animal Series. Highly regarded woodpecker expert Gerard Gorman presents a unique natural, social, and cultural history of woodpeckers. Woodpeckers are among the most remarkable birds, having evolved a unique anatomy enabling them to peck and bore into solid timber both to..... More
London: Poyser, (1989. reprint). Octavo, text illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Mechanicsburg: Stackpole Books, 2009. Octavo, colour photographs, softcover. Engaging natural history information for a general audience on one of the most beloved groups of birds, including tips on attracting and watching hummingbirds. This book contains stunning photographs of common North American and exotic world species. It explains the details of..... More
South Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1993-2006. Quarto, colour plates, text illustrations, maps, very slightly sunned dustwrappers, otherwise a fine set in dustwrappers. The Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds (HANZAB) provides a comprehensive summary of the biology, together with detailed illustrations, of all 952 species of birds which..... More
Melbourne: Oxford University Press, (2007. reprint). Quarto, colour plates, text illustrations, maps, fine copy in slightly spine-sunned dustwrapper. Each species account includes sections on field identification, habitat, distribution and population, movements and migration, food, social organisation, social behaviour, voice, breeding, plumage and morphology, and references. This volume covers Hawks, Eagles..... More
Melbourne: Oxford University Press, (2007. reprint). Quarto, colour plates, text illustrations, maps, small bookplate, very good copy in dustwrapper. Each species account includes sections on field identification, habitat, distribution and population, movements and migration, food, social organisation, social behaviour, voice, breeding, plumage and morphology, and references. This volume covers Hawks..... More
Melbourne: Oxford University Press, (1990. first edition). Quarto, colour plates, text illustrations, maps, fine set in sunned dustwrappers (NOT AS PICTURED). More