Ali, S. The Fall of a Sparrow.
1st. Ed. Pub. Oxford. 1985 pp.xv, 265 with 71 b/w. photographic plates. 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
This is the autobiography of the celebrated ornithologist Salim Ali.
£19.50 [ref: 64082]
Ali, S. & Dillon Ripley, S. Compact Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan. Together with those of Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Sri Lanka.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Oxford University Press. 1987 pp.xxxviii, 737 with 104 full-page col. plates, b/w. illus. and dist. maps to text. Large 4to. Hardback. Marking to fore-edges of text block o/w. contents fine. Original blue cloth boards with some sunning to upper edges and slight bumping extremities, in vg. dw.
Nearly 1,200 species of birds are covered. Concise details on distribution, habitats, breeding, biology, diet, voice, etc, supported by 104 colour plates.
£27.50 [ref: 63664]
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Ali, S. and Ripley, S.D. Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan. Compact Edition.
Pub. O.U.P. 1983 pp.xlii, 737 with 113 colour plates at rear of text, illus. and distribution maps. A vg. copy in sl. bumped dw.
£50.00 [ref: 42793]
Alvarenga, H. Toucans of the Americas.
1st. Ed. Pub. M. Pontual. 2004 pp.120 with superb full-page colour illus. plates throughout. Large 4to. Bilingual in English and Portuguese. Fine hardback in illustrated boards. Out-of-print.
This large-format ornithologists’ guide introduces all 44 species of Toucans native to the Americas, with descriptive passages for each entry and detailed, scientifically-accurate illustrations by renowned nature artist Eduardo Brettas.
£75.00 [ref: 60318]
American Bird Conservancy. Birds of North America. The New Guide to All the Birds of the USA and Canada.
1st. Ed. Pub. HarperCollins. 1997 pp.172 with colour illus. and dist. maps. 8vo. Inscription to title page. Fine softback. Out-of-print.
Pioneering guide to identifying the birds of the USA and Canada, covering nearly all species to be recorded there, and many vagrants. Reflecting the most recent taxonomic changes, the guide also utilises recent advances in our knowledge of bird identification, and the most up-to-date information on species distribution. Each double-page entry contains extensive illustrations of the species concerned, with notes on their identification, distribution, and ecology.
£6.50 [ref: 65357]
Anderson Brown, A.F. The Incubation Book.
1st. Ed. 2nd. Imp. Rep. Pub. World Pheasant Assoc. 1987 pp.ix, 246 with b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. A fine hardback.
Particularly useful for those rearing game birds and waterfowl as well as poultry.
£9.00 [ref: 55298]
Andrew, J. and Carter, S. (Eds.). Britain’s Birds in 1990-91: the conservation and monitoring review.
1st. Ed. Pub. British Trust for Ornithology/Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 1993 pp.iii, 200 with b/w. figs. and illus. Large 8vo. Minor printer’s crease to p.80/81 o/w. a fine softback.
The second in this annual series of overviews of Britain's major bird monitoring programmes. It presents the results of censuses, bird ringing, and many other studies, effectively making it a national bird report for the period 1990 through spring 1991. It is split into three sections: the first assesses the conservation successes and failures of the year; the second reports on individual monitoring programmes; the final section gives species accounts, each giving present population trend, change in CBC index and latest estimate of breeding population.
£3.00 [ref: 65324]
Andrews, I.J. The Birds of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
1st. Ed. Pub. I.J. Andrews. 1995 pp.185 with 32 plates of colour photos., and b/w. drawings by John Busby. 8vo. Nr. fine softback.
A comprehensive summary of the status and distribution of all 374 bird species recorded in Jordan. Detailed species accounts give seasonal abundance and for selected species distribution maps. Many species are illustrated in either colour photos or drawings by John Busby. In addition, there is a full checklist and a brief guide to birdwatching sites, with maps.
£22.50 [ref: 64357]
Angehr, G.R. & Dean, R. The Birds of Panama. A Field Guide.
1st. Ed. Pub. Zona Tropical. 2010 pp.xxxi, 456 with colour illus. and dist. maps throughout. 8vo. Nr. fine softback.
A user-friendly identification guide featuring colour illustrations of more than 900 species plus range maps to show the distribution of Panama's birds. The text for each species includes details of habitat, behaviour, and vocalizations.
£15.00 [ref: 65488]
Aplin, O.V. The Birds of Oxfordshire.
Pub. Clarendon Press. 1889 pp.217 with colour frontis. 8vo. Hardback. Ffep removed. Contents in thor. vg. condition as are the boards.
£50.00 [ref: 40908]