Fjeldsa, J. & Krabbe, N. Birds of the High Andes.
1st. Pub. Zoo. Mus. Copen. & Apollo Books. 1990 pp.876 with 64 coloured plates plus many maps. Vg. in illus. boards. Scarce.
This book covers the area of the temperate and alpine zones of the Andean region from Venezuela and Columbia in the north, through Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, to the southernmost part of the continent in Chile.
£100.00 [ref: 39511]
Flint, P. and Stewart, P. The Birds of Cyprus. B.O.U. Checklist No.6.
2nd. Ed. Pub. B.O.U. 1992 pp.234 with colour and b/w. photos. Spine lightly faded o/w. a fine hdbk.
£20.00 [ref: 46699]
Flint, V.E. et al. A Field Guide to Birds of the USSR.
Pub. Princeton University Press. 1984 pp.xxxi, 353 with 48 colour plates, dist., maps and text illus. throughout. 8vo. Hardback. Pencil notes to rfep. by ornithological author Dr. Richard Vaughan. Mild spotting to fore-edges of text block, o/w. a fine hardback in nr. fine dw., gently sunned and rubbed on spine.
A translation of an important and popular Soviet handbook, this work describes 728 species, nearly all of which are illustrated in colour. It discusses a vast geographical area, including much of Europe, East and Central Asia and India.
£40.00 [ref: 46702]
Frith, H.J. (Ed.). Birds in the Australian High Country.
1st. Ed. Pub. A.H. & A.W. Reed. 1969 pp.481 with colour plates and b/w. photos. Small 4to. Bookplate. Speckling to top of text block, o/w. a fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
Covers those birds that are found from the Blue Mountains west of Sydney, down the Great Dividing Range to the edge of Melbourne.
£30.00 [ref: 58266]
Gallagher, M. & Woodcock, M. W. The Birds of Oman.
1st. Pub. Quartet Books. 1980 pp, 310 with 120 colour plates. A vg. copy in same dustwrapper.
£40.00 [ref: 45590]
Gallagher, M. & Woodcock, M.W. The Birds of Oman.
1st. Ed. Pub. Quartet Books. 1980 pp.310 with 120 colour plates, plus colour photos. and maps. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw.
The standard reference work of the region, and the only illustrated guide to Oman's birds. Three hundred and seventy two species are described and illustrated. Also includes general chapters on Oman, birding sites, bibliography and appendices of ringed bird recoveries.
£30.00 [ref: 61327]
Gatter, W. Birds of Liberia.
1st. Ed. Pub. Pica Press. 1997 pp.320 with colour plates and photos and b/w. dist. maps. Small 4to. Nr. fine hardback in nr. fine dw. In print at £59.99.
The result of 15 years of research by the author. Contains distribution maps for 400 species as well as a wealth of other omithological information, and includes a complete checklist of the birds of the region.
£40.00 [ref: 61012]
Godfrey, E.W. The Birds of Canada.
Rep. Pub. Nat. Mus. Can. 1972 pp.428 with 69 full-page col. plates, b/w. text figs. & dist. maps. 4to. Nr. fine hardback in vg. dw.
This well illustrated book covers all 519 bird species known to occur in Canada. For each species English, French and scientific names are provided.
£5.00 [ref: 36363]
Gore, M.E.J. Birds of the Gambia. An annotated check-list.
Pub. B.T.O. 1990 pp.148 with 30 coloured and 29 b/w. photographs. Nr. fine in boards.
£12.00 [ref: 42111]