Bent, A.C. Life Histories of North American Wagtails, Shrikes, Vireos, and their Allies. Order Passeriformes (Families Prunellidae, Motacillidae, Bombycillidae, Ptilogonatidae, Laniidae, Sturnidae, and Vireonidae).
1st. Ed. Pub. Smithsonian Inst. 1950 pp.vii, 411 with 48 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: 70055]

Berg, Bengt. Birds of the North.
1st. Ed. Pub. P.A. Norstedt & Soner. 1925 pp.63 with 60 full-page fine b/w. photographic plates. Large 4to. Contents nr. fine. Original patterned and textured paper covered cloth boards with gilt motif to front in thor. vg. to nr. fine condition.
Bengt Berg was a Swedish ornithologist, zoologist, wildlife photographer, and writer. He is best remembered for photographs and films of birds, taken on several expeditions. His avifauna photography is highly celebrated.
£80.00 [ref: 63653]

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Berger, A.J. Hawaiian Birdlife.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Hawaii. 1983 pp.xv, 260 with 67 col. plates and photos. & 137 b/w. photos. Small 4to. Top corners gently bumped, very minor spotting to top-edge of text block o/w. a fine hardback in thor. vg. dw.
The definitive work on Hawaiian birds since the publication of the first edition in 1972. The colour plates and photographs illustrate birds with the black and white photographs illustrating, in the main, nests and eggs.
£12.50 [ref: 39429]

Berry, J. The Status and Distribution of Wild Geese and Wild Duck in Scotland. International Wildfowl Inquiry Volume II.
1st. Ed. Pub. Cambridge Univ. Press. 1939 pp.xii, 190 with b/w. photos. & a col. folding map at rear of text. 8vo. Previous owner’s bookplate to ffep., a little light spotting to fore-edges of text block o/w. nr. fine hardback in green cloth boards.
A report intended to summarise what was known of the status and distribution of Anatidae (excluding the Swans) in Scotland. The information was gathered by questionnaire circulated to natural history societies, ornithologists, wildfowlers and other reliable observers throughout the country.
£20.00 [ref: 42675]

Bert, Edmund. Bert’s Treatise of Hawks and Hawking. For the First Time Reprinted from the Original of 1619. With an introduction by J.E. Harting.
Rep. Pub. Bernard Quaritch. 1969 pp.vii, 2, [12], 109. Large 8vo. Hardback. Minor spotting to fore-edges of text block and ends o/w. contents fine. Some sunning to boards and three small spots to spine o/w. fine.
“Edmund Bert lived at Collier Row, near Romford in Essex and was in failing health when he was persuaded to publish the results of his experience as a falconer.” - from the Introduction. This Quaritch edition comes with an introduction by J.E. Harting.
£45.00 [ref: 71571]

Berthold, P. Bird Migration. A General Survey.
2nd. Ed. Rep. Pub. Oxford. 2006 pp.xi, 253 with b/w. text figs. 8vo. Thor. vg. softback. Latest edition.
£27.50 [ref: 60527]

Berthold, Peter. Bird Migration. A General Survey.
1st. Eng. Ed. Pub. Oxford. 1993 pp.x, 239 with b/w. text figs. 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
£20.00 [ref: 51189]

Bhushan, B. et al. A Field Guide to the Waterbirds of Asia.
1st. Ed. Pub. Wild Bird Soc. of Japan. 1993 pp.224 with colour plates throughout. Small 8vo. Fine softback.
£25.00 [ref: 60148]

Bhushan, B. et al. A Field Guide to the Waterbirds of Asia.
1st. Ed. Pub. Wild Bird Soc.of Japan. 1993 pp.224 with colour plates throughout. Small 8vo. Nr. fine softback.
£22.50 [ref: 59310]

Bibby, C.J. et al. Bird Census Techniques.
Pub. Academic Press. 1992 pp.xvii, 257 with figs. Spine slighlty faded otherwise a fine hdbk copy.
£20.00 [ref: 42197]