Collar, N.J. and Stuart, S.N. Key Forests for Threatened Birds in Africa.
1st. Ed. Pub. ICBP. 1988 pp.102 with b/w. maps. 8vo. Fine softback. Out of print.
Describes the 75 forests which must be conserved to protect forest-dwelling birds. Most of the forests covered were chosen because they hold more than one threatened bird species. The book can be used as a guide to finding Africa's rarest birds. Rare primates and other fauna and flora are also included in the site descriptions.
£5.00 [ref: 64337]

Collar, N.J. et al. Birds and People. Bonds in a Timeless Journey.
1st. Eng. Ed. Pub. Cemex. 2007 pp.355 with colour photographs throughout. Large landscape 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw. As new.
A portfolio drawn from the world's greatest bird photographers drives the message of this book home. Birds and People is split into five chapters looking at all aspects of human's relationship with birds and explores what we can learn from studying bird behaviour; their changing habits, such as shifting their ranges closer to the poles, are tangible evidence of climate change.
£15.00 [ref: 65396]

Collar, N.J. et al. Birds to Watch 2. The World List of Threatened Birds. The Official Source for Birds on the IUCN Red List.
1st. Ed. Pub. BirdLife Interantional. 1994 pp.407 with tables and figs. Large 8vo. Fine softback. Out-of-print.
New edition of Birds to Watch with c.1,200 species identified as globally threatened using the latest IUCN criteria. For each species, details are given of their distribution, habitat requirements, population numbers and trends.
£6.50 [ref: 65354]

Collar, N.J. et al. Threatened Birds of the Americas. The ICBP/IUCN Red Data Book. 3rd. Ed. Part. 2.
Pub. International Council for Bird Preservation. 1992 pp.1150 with some small illus. 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. Out-of-print.
The second of a projected four-part third edition of the ICBP Red Data Book, following on from Threatened Birds of Africa and Related Islands, and to be finished with volumes on Europe and Asia, and Australasia and the Pacific. This volume covers in full the 302 threatened species of the Caribbean and Latin America, and in summary form 25 species of North America and the eastern Pacific islands (these species will be covered in detail in the fourth volume). Each species account includes a brief summary, followed by sections on distribution, population, ecology, threats, conservation measures taken and proposed. Appendixes cover threatened birds by category of threat, by country, and near threatened birds of the Americas.
£12.00 [ref: 65297]

Collar, N.J. et.al. (Eds.). Threatened Birds of Asia: The BirdLife International Red Data Book Part A and Part B.
1st. Ed. Pub. BirdLife International. 2001 Two volume set with b/w. illus. and dist maps. 8vo. Fine hardbacks in nr. fine to fine dws. Both volumes signed by Nigel Collar. Out-of-print.
Provides incredibly detailed information (across over 3,000 pages) on the 665 most threatened bird species found in Asia. The sites known for each species are detailed, with maps showing locations. Details are provided on the ecology of each species, plus threats, conservation action in progress and measures needed.
£60.00 [ref: 65298]

Colston, Peter R. & Curry-Lindahl, Kai. The Birds of Mount Nimba, Liberia.
Pub. BM (NH.). 1986 pp. 129 with col. plates, text illus. & pencil drawings. A nr. fine hardback.
£8.00 [ref: 17049]

Conder, Peter. The Wheatear.
1st. Ed. Pub. Helm. 1989 pp.xvi, 312 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. With a letter from Peter Conder to David Boddington (dated Oct. 29th 1951) on Dale Fort Field Centre headed paper (Pembrokeshire) in which he discusses the sighting of a species of Warbler and how his photographs could have been improved. Conder was in charge of Skokholm Bird Observatory between 1947 and 1954, so we assume the sighting took place there. Most of a newspaper obituary of Peter Conder (dated 1993) tipped onto ffep and a letter from Peter Conder’s wife thanking David Boddington for his condolences.
An authoritative study of the Common, or Northern Wheatear, complemented by John Busby's excellent illustrations.
£50.00 [ref: 66429]

Condon, H.T. Checklist of the Birds of Australia. Part 1 - Non-Passerines.
1st. Ed. Pub. RAOU. 1975 pp.xx, 311 with maps to endpapers. 8vo. Nr. fine softback.
Contains 393 indigenous living species (including migrants), 43 fossil species and 10 introduced species.
£5.00 [ref: 35704]

Condry, W. Birds & Wild Africa.
1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1967 pp.192 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
A lively account of the countryside, birds, insect and plants along the Zambia-Tanzania frontier.
£15.00 [ref: 58773]

Conlin, A. (et al). Where to Watch Birds in North West England and the Isle of Man.
3rd. Ed. Pub. Helm. 2008 pp.287 with b/w. text illus. & useful maps. 8vo. Fine softback. Out of print. Scarce.
The essential guide to finding birds in North West England (Cumbria, Lancashire and Cheshire) and the Isle of Man. Covers over 90 sites in detail. Fully revised and updated with over 30 new sites added. Each site described in terms of habitat, species, seasons and access.
£15.00 [ref: 69785]