Keith, A.R. et al. The Birds of Hispaniola. Haiti and the Dominican Republic. An annotated Checkllist. BOU Checklist Series: 21.
1st. Ed. Pub. British Ornithologists’ Union. 2003 pp.xvi, 293 with colour photos., and maps. Large 8vo. Fine hardback. Out-of-print.
Hispaniola has 145 breeding species including three endemics. This checklist details the birds, and includes sections on the general history and economy of the island, plus a detailed ornithological history.
£80.00 [ref: 60995]

Keith, A.R. et al. The Birds of Hispaniola. Haiti and the Dominican Republic. An annotated Checkllist. BOU Checklist Series: 21.
1st. Ed. Pub. British Ornithologists’ Union. 2003 pp.xvi, 293 with colour photos., and maps. Large 8vo. Bookplate. Fine hardback. Out-of-print.
Hispaniola has 145 breeding species including three endemics. This checklist details the birds, and includes sections on the general history and economy of the island, plus a detailed ornithological history.
£80.00 [ref: 56764]

Keith, S. et al. The Birds of Africa. Vol. IV. Broadbills to Chats.
1st. Ed. Pub. Academic Press. 1992 pp.xiii, 609 with 32 colour plates and dist. maps. 4to. Very minor spotting to fore-edge of text block, o/w. a fine hardback in nr. fine dw. with light sunning to spine. Out of print.
Vol. IV. of what is surely the standard work on African birds.
£125.00 [ref: 63665]

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Kennedy, P.G. An Irish Sactuary. Birds of the North Bull.
1st. Ed. Pub. At the Sign of the Three Candles. 1953 pp.168 with 3 col. plates by Archibald Thorburn, b/w. photos and line drawings. 8vo. Hardback. Small ownership label. Some spotting, o/w. contents fine. Front endpapers professionally replaced. With publisher’s printed corrrection at p.30. Original illus. boards nr. fine.
This area has the most designations of any site in Ireland, as a National Bird Sanctuary, a biosphere reserve, a National Nature Reserve, a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive, and a Special Area of Conservation under the EU Habitats Directive, while also being the subject of a Special Amenity Area Order. It is a car-free zone. It holds a wide variety of plant and bird species, and a limited range of mammals, one reptile, one amphibian and a modest range of invertebrates.
£35.00 [ref: 63487]

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Kren, J. Birds of the Czech Republic.
1st. Ed. Pub. Christopher Helm. 2000 pp.336 with b/w. photos, maps and text figs. 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in nr. fine dw. Out-of-print.
Comprehensive review of the Czech Republic's avifauna, bringing together information on the 394 species recorded since 1800. It also contains a section on the best birdwatching sites, with access maps and species lists.
£7.50 [ref: 64284]

Land, H. C. Birds of Guatemala.
Pub. Livingston. 1970. pp.xvi,381 with illus. & distrib. maps. VG, in same dw.
£20.00 [ref: 39554]

Langrand, Olivier. Guide to the Birds of Madagascar. Illustrated by Vincent Tretagnolle.
Pub. Yale Uni. Press. 1990. pp.xi,364 with map, figs., & 40 plates of colour paintings. Dusty top-edge otherwise a thor. vg. copy.
£50.00 [ref: 20944]

Lewis, A. & Pomeroy, D. A Bird Atlas of Kenya.
1st. Ed. Pub. A.A.Balkema. 1989 pp.xv, 620 with dist. maps, b/w. photos and transparent overlay in pocket. Small 4to. Fine hardback. In-print at £230.00.
Kenya has one of the richest and most varied avifaunas in Africa. This atlas is an explanatory overview of the 1,000 plus species, essential both as a means of finding birds and as a standard reference work.
£55.00 [ref: 58761]

Lippens, L. & Wille, H. Les Oiseaux du Zaire.
1st. Ed. Pub. Editions Lannoo. 1976 pp.509 with colour photos., and dist. maps throughout. Large 4to. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw. A superb copy.
£100.00 [ref: 58474]

Lundevall, C-F. The Bird Fauna in the Abisko National Park and its Surroundings.
1st. Ed. Pub. Almqvist & Wiksells. 1952 pp.73 with b/w. photos., and maps. 4to. VG. plus softback. Neat inscription from the Author to Collingwood Ingram ((1880-1981) renowned ornithologist and plant hunter) thanking him for his help.
Abisko National Park is located in Northern Sweden in the heart of Lapland’s alpine world.
£30.00 [ref: 58780]