Crane, B. Sparrowhawks. A Falconer’s Guide.
1st. Ed. Pub. Crowood. 2014 pp.192 with col. photos. & illus. Small 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw.
Written with the beginner in mind, it is based on the considerable first-hand experience of the author and a number of other respected falconers from the United Kingdom, Croatia, Ireland and Turkey who have specialized in flying sparrowhawks.
£10.00 [ref: 71834]

Crane, K. & Nellist, K. Island Eagles. 20 years observing Golden Eagles on the Isle of Skye.
1st. Ed. Pub. Cartwheeling Press. 1999 pp.142 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Fine softback. Handwritten letter from Ken Crane loosely inserted.
Courtship, pair bonding, hunting, displays and territorial defence of golden eagles are some of the highlighted themes.
£20.00 [ref: 61042]

Crane, K. & Nellist, K. Island Eagles. 20 years observing Golden Eagles on the Isle of Skye.
1st. Ed. Pub. Cartwheeling Press. 1999 pp.142 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Fine softback.
Courtship, pair bonding, hunting, displays and territorial defence of golden eagles are some of the highlighted themes.
£17.50 [ref: 59791]

Crichton, A.W. A Naturalist’s Ramble to the Orcades.
1st. Ed. Pub. John Van Voorst. 1866 pp.iv, 132 with sepia lithographed frontis., plus 8 page publisher’s catalogue. Small 8vo. Hardback. Bookplate removed. Minor spotting at ends, o/w. contents fine. Original gilt decorated bevelled edged boards nr. fine. Signature of Lindfield Borrer, dated 1867 (possibly the youngest son of British Botanist William Borrer) to ffep.
An account of a summer ornithological ramble made by Arthur William Crichton to the Orkney Islands between May and June 1860.
£165.00 [ref: 58241]

Crowley, K. & Link, M. Love of Loons.
1st. Ed. Pub. Voyageur Press. 1987 pp.96 with colour photos. 4to. A nr. fine softback.
A very good introduction to the natural history of loons.
£15.00 [ref: 53736]

Croxall, J.P. Seabirds. Feeding ecology and role in marine ecosystems.
1st. Ed. Pub. Cambridge Uni. Press. 1987 pp.viii, 408 with b/w. figs., in text. 8vo. Nr. fine hardback.
Examines the ways in which seabirds function as predators in the marine environment, how they find and catch food and how much of it they consume. Reviews both the feeding ecology of seabirds and also most of the leading field studies that have examined the interactions of seabird communities with their prey.
£35.00 [ref: 58792]

Cullen, J.P. & Jennings, P.P. Birds of the Isle of Man.
1st. Ed. Pub. Bridgeen Publications. 1986 pp.[x], 364 with colour frontis., and b/w. photos., illus., and dist. maps. 8vo. Bookplate. Faint dust marks to top of text block, o/w., a fine hardback in fine dw.
Despite many similarities to the avifauna of its neighbours in the Irish sea, the Isle of Man also has striking differences. These have been documented from the bird observatory on the Calf of Man since 1959 and are here reviewed and recorded in great detail.
£22.00 [ref: 55520]

Curson, Jon. (et al). New World Warblers.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Helm. 1995 pp.ix, 252 with 36 colour plates, dist. maps and b/w. text illus. Large 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw., with some sunning to spine.
A comprehensive guide to the North American wood warblers, the Parulinae, a brightly coloured and attractive group, which are distributed throughout the USA, into Central and South America.
£9.00 [ref: 69531]

Curson, Jon. (et al). New World Warblers.
1st. Ed. Pub. Helm. 1994 pp.ix, 252 with 36 colour plates, plus illus. and dist. maps. Royal 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw., very gently sunned on spine.
A comprehensive guide to the North American wood warblers, the Parulinae, a brightly coloured and attractive group, which are distributed throughout the USA, into Central and South America.
£18.00 [ref: 63139]

Curson, Jon. et al. New World Warblers.
1st. Ed. Pub. Helm. 1994 pp.ix, 252 with 36 colour plates, plus illus. and dist. maps. Royal 8vo. A fine hdbk. in fine dw., very gently sunned on spine.
A comprehensive guide to the North American wood warblers, the Parulinae, a brightly coloured and attractive group, which are distributed throughout the USA, into Central and South America.
£20.00 [ref: 54756]