Coates, B.J. &. Bishop, K.D. A Guide to the Birds Of Wallacea. Sulawesi, The Moluccas and Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia.
1st. Ed. Pub. Dove Publishing. 1997 pp.535 with 64 colour plates. 8vo. Bookplate. Fine hardback in fine dw.
A major guide to the birds of the region. The avifauna of this region is a fascinating mix of Asian and Australasian elements but, more importantly, it hosts an extraordinarily high number of 249 endemic bird species. This book treats and illustrates all of the 697 species of birds reliably recorded in Wallacea. Illustrated by Dana Gardner.
£120.00 [ref: 57037]

Coates, Brian J. The Birds of Papua New Guinea. Including the Bismarck Archipelago and Bougainville. Vol.II. Passerines.
1st. Ed. Pub. Dove Publications. 1990 pp.576 with col. photos., and dist. maps throughout. Large 4to. Corners of two pages with short crease o/w. a fine hardback in fine dw. Out-of-print. Volume two is particularly scarce.
Covering the eastern half of the island of New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, Admiralty Islands and Bourgainville Island in the northern Solomons, this volume illustrates the 364 species of Passerines, from the Pittas to the Birds of Paradise, together with the Crows and allies. For each species, there are details of identification, distribution, habitats, altitudinal range, relative abundance, status, behaviour, diet, voice, breeding and subspecies.
£150.00 [ref: 69083]

Coates, Brian J. The Birds of Papua New Guinea. Including the Bismarck Archipelago and Bougainville. Vols. 1 and 2.
1st. Ed. Pub. Dove Publications. 1985-90 Two volume set with colour photos., and dist. maps throughout. Large 4to. Bookplates. A small area of margin on a couple of pages neatly prized open, o/w. fine hardbacks in fine dws. Out-of-print. A superb set. Volume two particularly scarce.
These volumes give detailed accounts of 740 species of birds found in this archipelago. Volume 1 is dedicated to non-passerines and volume 2 is dedicated to passerines.
£295.00 [ref: 57168]

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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]

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]

Cortés, J.E. (et al). The Birds of Gibraltar.
1st. Ed. Pub. Gibraltar Bookshop. 1980 pp.118 with b/w. photos, figs., tables & line drawings. 8vo. Softback. A little spotting to top-edge of text block o/w. contents fine. Printed covers gently rubbed o/w. fine.
A reliable account of the status of the bird population of Gibraltar.
£6.50 [ref: 70074]

Cramp, Stanley (Chief Ed.). Handbook of the Birds of Europe the Middle East and North Africa. The Birds of the Western Palearctic.
Pub. Oxford University Press. 1980-1994 Nine volume set. 4to. Thor. vg. to fine hardbacks in nr. fine to fine dws., with some sunning to spines. A complete set of the preferred ‘Oxford’ edition.
Comprehensive and with egg plates at the end of each volume.
£150.00 [ref: 71759]

Cramp, Stanley (Chief Ed.). Handbook of the Birds of Europe the Middle East and North Africa. The Birds of the Western Palearctic.
1st. Ed. Pub. Oxford University Press. 1977-1994 Nine volume set. 4to. Nr. fine to fine hardbacks in thor. vg. to fine dws. Complete set of the preferred ‘Oxford University Press’ edition. From the library of ornithologist, artist, illustrator, author and editor Robert Gillmor MBE with one typed and two hand-written cards/notes and two pencil on tracing paper (one annotated) drawings by Gillmor. Robert Gillmor contributed a great deal to the production of ‘The Birds of the Western Palearctic. He was a member of the editorial board on all volumes, a named illustrator (in Vols. I, III & IV) and the dustwrapper illustrator for this magnificent work. A truly unique set.
The typed card is from Stanley Cramp, the Chief Editor of these volumes, to Robert Gillmor requesting the re-drawing of one of the plumage illustrations for Vol. 5. One hand-written card is from P.J. Grant of ‘British Birds’ to Stanley Cramp to say that some corrections are needed for the topography charts in Vol.1. A further hand-written note, possibly by Stanley Cramp, confirms Grant’s suggestions and also referring to a wrongly drawn image being the result of a misunderstanding between Robert Gillmor and Jan Wattel.
£450.00 [ref: 65053]