Eaton, J. (et al). Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago. Greater Sundas and Wallacea.
1st. Ed. Lynx Edicions. 2016 pp.496 with col. illus. & dist. maps throughout. 8vo. Fine hardback.
The first ornithological field guide covering the vast chain of the Indonesian Archipelago. With over 2,500 illustrations, it describes all 1,417 bird species known to occur in the region, including 601 endemics, 98 vagrants, eight introduced species and 18 species yet to be formally described.
£20.00 [ref: 71818]
Evans, M.I. Important Bird Areas in the Middle East.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Bird Life International. 1995 pp.410 with maps and tables. Large 8vo. Fine softback. This is a copy of the reprint which featured some minor corrections.
The Middle East contains some of the largest wetland, steppe desert and marine ecosystems in the world, providing habitats for more than 800 species of bird, of which more than 60 are endemic. This book identifies and describes the 391 sites most important for the conservation of these birds and other biodiversity. The whole Middle East is covered, from the Levant and Arabia to the West Himalayas.
£6.50 [ref: 65353]
Eve, V. and Hibberd, G.F. Bird-Finders Guide to the Norfolk Coast.
1st. Ed. Pub. Norfolk Naturalists Trust. [1991] pp.16 with map and charts. 8vo. Fine softback.
A guide covering 267 species which have been recorded 10 or more times along the Norfolk coastline between 1981 and 1990.
£3.50 [ref: 65338]
Falla, R.A. et al. The New Guide to the Birds of New Zealand.
Rev. Pub. Collins. 1979 pp. 247 with colour illus. plates and line drawings. Sl. foxing to top edge o/w. a vg. copy in illus. boards.
This comprehensive guide covers the known birds of the main islands of New Zealand, and of the many smaller islands around, from the Kermadecs in the north to Macquarie in the south, some 300 species.
£30.00 [ref: 37773]
Falla, R.A. et al. The New Guide to the Birds of New Zealand. And outlying Islands.
Rev. Ed. Rep. Pub. Collins. 1981 pp.247 with colour illus. plates and line drawings. 8vo. Fine hardback.
A fine copy of the revised, extended and re-illustrated edition of this comprehensive guide which covers the known birds of the main islands of New Zealand, and of the many smaller islands around, from the Kermadecs in the north to Macquarie in the south.
£10.00 [ref: 64345]
Ferguson-Lees, J., Willis, Ian and Sharrock, J.T.R. The Shell Guide to the Birds of Britain and Ireland.
1st. Ed. Pub. Michael Joseph. 1983 pp.336 with colour illus. and dist. maps throughout. 8vo. From Eric Hosking’s library with reduced-size copy of his bookplate loosely inserted. Signed by James Ferguson-Lees, Ian Willis and Dr. Sharrock to title page. Fine hardback in illustrated boards, very gently sunned on spine.
Ferguson-Lees was the author, Ian Willis the artist and J.T.R. Sharrock was map consultant. Eric Hosking was 'Perhaps the most famous bird photographer ever to have lived' (Gemma Padley). He was part of the New Naturalist Editorial Board and attended their first meeting in January 1943 where he would take on the role as photographic editor.
£40.00 [ref: 61667]
ffrench, R. A Guide to the Birds of Trinidad and Tobago.
2nd. Ed. Rep. Pub. Helm. 1995 pp.xvii. 426, with colour and b.w. illus. 8vo. Previous owner’s details to half-title. Fine softback.
This easy-to-use book is the second edition of a comprehensive yet compact field guide to more then 430 species of the islands’ birds.
£9.50 [ref: 65308]
ffrench, R. A Guide to the Birds of Trinidad and Tobago.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Helm. 1992 pp.xvii. 426, with lovely col. plates and b/w. text figs. 8vo. Small owner’s label to front cover, signature inside front cover. Some pencil ticks to contents. Nr. fine softback.
This easy-to-use book is the second edition of a comprehensive yet compact field guide to more then 430 species of the islands’ birds.
£3.00 [ref: 35592]
ffrench, R. A Guide to the Birds of Trinidad and Tobago.
2nd. Ed. Rep. Helm. 2003 pp.xvii, 426 with 29 col. plates, 9 col. ‘portraits’, b/w. photos & illus. 8vo. A nr. fine softback.
Trinidad and Tobago are special in that nearly all the families of South American birds are well represented there. They can therefore offer the richness of the South American avifauna in a comparatively small area. This guide covers over 400 species, giving habitat and status, range, subspecies, field description, voice, food, breeding and behaviour.
£10.00 [ref: 31395]
ffrench, R. Birds of Trinidad and Tobago.
1st. Ed. Pub. Macmillan. 1986 pp.vi, 87 with colour photos. throughout. 8vo. Fine softback.
This book takes a concise, uncomplicated view of the subject, making it of interest to the non-specialist reader as well as to the more serious ornithologist.
£2.50 [ref: 65314]