Ali, Salim. Birds of Kerala. The Birds of Travancore & Cochin.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Oxford. 1969 pp.xxii, 444 with col. plates & b/w. photos, plus b/w. text illus. Small 4to. Ex- Lib. Nr. fine hardback in vg. dw.
Of the 400 species and subspecies found in Kerala, 386 are described in detail in this book.
£10.00 [ref: 69789]

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]

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]

Aplin, O.V. The Birds of Oxfordshire.
1st. Ed. Pub. Clarendon Press. 1889 pp.vii, 217 with hand-coloured frontis. of Alpine Chough, fold-out map and 16 page publisher’s catalogue. 8vo. Hardback. Signatures with dates of previous owners to ffep. Minor spotting to end-papers, o/w. contents fine. Original blue cloth boards in thor. vg. condition.
£100.00 [ref: 60812]

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Aplin, O.V. The Birds of Oxfordshire.
1st. Ed. Pub. Clarendon Press. 1889 pp.vii, 217 with hand-col. frontis. 8vo. Hardback. Ffep., removed. Overall contents very clean and nr. fine. Original cloth boards with gilt lettering and decoration thor. vg.
The introduction states that 92 species breed annually within the limits of the county. The hand coloured frontispiece illustrates an Alpine Chough, the illustrator being S.L. Mosley.
£47.50 [ref: 40908]

Appleyard, I. Ring Ouzels of the Yorkshire Dales.
1st. Ed. Pub. W.S. Maney. 1994 pp.59 with colour photos throughout. Small 4to. Signature. Very gently sunned boards, o/w. a fine hardback. Out-of-print.
The author spent 15 years studying this intriguing and elusive bird. Covers all aspects of behaviour and includes detail on nesting sites.
£18.00 [ref: 61138]

Archbold, R. Robert Bateman. Natural Worlds.
1st. Ed. Pub. Swan Hill Press. 1996 pp.191 with colour and b/w. illus. throughout. Large landscape 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw. Although not inscribed, from the library of ornithologist, artist, illustrator, author and editor Robert Gillmor MBE (purchased by us May 2023). Out-of-print.
In this work Robert Bateman explores in words, sketches and magnificent new paintings the living systems upon which all life depends. From the drama of Canada's rugged west coast, to life and death struggles in the Arctic, Poland's haunting ancient waterways, the serenity of Costa Rica's cloud forests and the vast plains of the Serengeti, each of the `life zones' explored in Natural Worlds reveals the complex relationships between living things and their environments.
£32.50 [ref: 65030]

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Arnall, L. and Kemer, I.F. Bird Diseases.
Pub. TFH. 1975 pp.527 with colour plates and illus. A vg. plus copy in illus. boards.
£20.00 [ref: 39702]