Beedy, E.C. & Pandolfino, E.R. Birds of the Sierra Nevada. Their Natural History, Status, and Distribution.
1st. Ed. Pub. Uni. of California Press. 2013 pp.xiv, 430 with colour photos. and fine colour illus. throughout. Small 4to. Fine hardback. As new. In-print at £57.99
Up-to-date information about the birds of the Sierra Nevada in California, complemented by maps showing geography and ecological zones. Each species account features original colour illustrations by Keith Hansen.
£30.00 [ref: 62832]

Beehler, B.M. Upland Birds of Northeastern New Guinea.
Pub. WAU. 1978 pp.ix,156 with 10 colour and b/w. plates and several figs. 8vo. A fine softback.
£10.00 [ref: 42317]

Beehler, B.M. et al. Birds of New Guinea.
1st. Ed. Pub. Princeton Uni. Press. 1986 pp.xiii, 293 with 47 colour and 8 b/w. plates. 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in thor. vg. / nr. fine dw.
Covers all of the more than 700 species of birds recorded from the region. The text contains species accounts treating identification, distribution, ecology, vocalizations, and behavior.
£25.00 [ref: 60178]

Beehler, Bruce M. et al. Birds of New Guinea.
1st. Ed. Pub. Princeton. 1986 pp.xiii, 293 with colour illus. 8vo. A vg. softback.
£30.00 [ref: 51519]

Bené, F. The Feeding and Related Behavior of Hummingbirds. With special reference to the Black-chin (Archilochus alexandri).
Pub. Bruce Humphries. c.1970 pp.403-478 with b/w. plates, tables & figs. 4to. Fine hardback in vg. dw.
This is an intensive study based chiefly on the activities of hummingbirds which nested for several years in the author’s garden in Phoenix, Arizona.
£20.00 [ref: 39542]

Bennun, L. and Njoroge, P. Important Bird Areas in Kenya.
1st. Ed. Pub. Nature Kenya/BirdLife. 1999 pp.iv, 318 with line drawings, maps and tables. Large 8vo. Fine softback. Out of print.
This book is an important contribution to identifying Kenya's biodiversity conservation priorities. It describes in detail 60 sites in Kenya that meet the criteria for Important Bird Areas (IBAs) - places of global significance for bird and biodiversity conservation. It will also be an essential source of information for birdwatchers wanting to locate Kenya's special birds.
£12.00 [ref: 64320]

Benson, C.W. Type Specimens of Bird Skins. in the University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
1st. Ed. Pub. British Ornithologists’ Club. 1999 pp.xiv., 221 with colour frontis., two further colour plates of illus. and b/w. figs. Large 8vo. Fine softback with hint of sunning to spine. Out-of-print.
£27.50 [ref: 65389]

Bent, A. Cleveland. Life Histories of North American Birds of Prey. Parts 1 and 2.
Rep. Pub. Dover. 1961 Two part set with b/w. photographs of birds, nests, nestlings and eggs. 8vo. Softbacks. Thor. vg. set.
A super work which focusses on the California Condor, Vultures, Kites, Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Caracaras, Owls and the American Osprey.
£40.00 [ref: 60409]

Bent, A.C. Life Histories of North American Nuthatches, Wrens, Thrashers and their Allies. Order Passeriformes (Families Sittidae, Certhiidae, Chamaeidae, Cinclidae, Troglodytidae, and Mimidae).
1st. Ed. Pub. Smithsonian Inst. 1948 pp.xi, 473 with 89 b/w. photos. 8vo. Softback. Sections uncut o/w. contents fine in vg. to fine original soft covers.
The photographs illustrate nest, eggs and nestlings.
£10.00 [ref: 70057]

Bent, A.C. Life Histories of North American Thrushes, Kinglets, and their Allies. Order Passeriformes (Families Turdidae and Silviidae).
1st. Ed. Pub. Smithsonian Inst. 1949 pp.viii, 453 with 51 b/w. photos. 8vo. Softback. Sections uncut o/w. contents fine in vg. original soft covers.
The photographs illustrate nest, eggs and nestlings.
£9.00 [ref: 70056]