College Station: Texas A & M UP, 1992. Small octavo, paperback, illustrations. Vast numbers of people travel to this region to see the abundant and diverse birdlife that exists there. This detailed account of the bird species provides information on when, where and in what numbers each species should be..... More

London: Christopher Helm, (2003. third edition). Quarto, dustwrapper, WAS $180. Five regional consultants have assisted with a thorough and rigorous reassessment of all taxonomic data, making this an accurate and comprehensive checklist. Introductory sections include a discussion of the relative attributes of the biological species concept and the phylogenetic species..... More

Sydney: Frith and Frith, [2008]. Quarto, photographs, dustwrapper. WAS $80. Bowerbirds are fascinating because of their unusual behaviour involving building complex structures, called bowers. Some bowers are like miniature buildings and are artistically decorated with flowers, fruits, bones, shells, feathers and much more, including numerous human artefacts. Birds even paint..... More

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. WAS $70. In this book Jeremy Gaskell pieces together all the important historical data and argues that the extinction of the Great Auk was inextricably bound up with the prevailing social, economic, and political conditions of the eighteenth and..... More

Austin: University of Texas Press, 1999. Octavo, paperback, text illustrations. Paul Johnsgard is one of America's most prominent ornithologists and a world authority on waterfowl behavior. In these popularly written, often lyrical essays, he describes some of his most fascinating encounters with birds, from watching the annual mating displays of..... More

Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2015. Octavo, colour photographs, maps, softcover. "To Margaret [Cameron] best wishes Richard". This book presents the first comprehensive treatment of the avifauna of Darwin, in Australia's Northern Territory. Darwin has retained all of its original habitats in near-pristine condition, and is home or host to 323 bird..... More

Sydney: Hawthorn Press, 1978. Octavo, dustwrapper, More

Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. WAS $50. A comprehensive field guide to the 346 species of birds found in Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. More

Perth: Surrey Beatty, 1995. Quarto, paperback, colour illustrations, maps. WAS $44. The current status of each species is examined and compared with its known distribution early this century. More

Chicago: American Ornithologists' Union, 2007. Octavo, paperback, maps. WAS $30. Includes introduction; history; gazetteer; and annotated checklist. American Ornithologists' Union Monograph number 62. More

Washington DC: National Geographic Books, 2003. Octavo, softcover. Armchair travelers can journey with author and naturalist Robert Winkler as he experiences amazing wildlife encounters--all within reach of his own backyard. An avid nature writer with field experience spanning more than 25 years, Winkler writes about his beloved New England, where..... More