Chislett, R. & Ainsworth, G. H. Birds on the Spurn Peninsula.
1st. Ed. Pub. Peregrine Books. 1996 pp.xlv, 216, with colour frontis., b/w. plates, charts, tables and fold out map. 8vo. Hardback. Light coloured splashmark and a little cockling to fore-corner of text block o/w. contents fine. Cloth boards nr. fine with light splashmark to rear in fine dw.
Published in part in 1958, the rest of the work was discovered in handwritten manuscript form in 1992, twenty eight years after Ralph Chislett's death. This is the first publication of the work as the author intended it. Part 1 is reproduced in facsimile form, and Part 2 is printed in a matching format.
£25.00 [ref: 70308]

Christidis, L. and Boles, W.E. Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds.
1st. Ed. Pub. CSIRO. 2008 pp.viii, 277. Large 8vo. Bookplate. Fine hardback. Out-of-print.
Presenting an up-to-date classification, this book deals with all the species of birds that have been recorded from the Australian mainland, Tasmania, island territories and surrounding waters. Also includes accepted vagrants, recently extinct native species, and established introduced species.
£55.00 [ref: 58262]

Clancey, P.A. A Handlist of the Birds of Southern Mocambique. Parts 1 & 2.
1st. Ed. Pub. Marques. 1971 pp.146-302 and pp.1-167. Two parts bound in one with 39 colour plates (plate 19 was never published), b/w. photos & dist. maps. Large 8vo. Light spotting to fore-edges of text block o/w. contents fine. Card covers thor. vg.
This book is based on the literary and specimen resources of Durban Museum together with first-hand experience in the field over the course of four expeditions to Mozambique.
£22.50 [ref: 41247]

Clancey, P.A. Gamebirds of Southern Africa. Being a Guide to all the Major Sporting Birds of Africa south of the Cunene, Okavango and Zambezi Rivers.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Purnell & Sons, Cape Town. 1967 pp.xviii, 224 with 12 colour plates, b/w. illus and maps. 4to. Nr. fine hardback in good to vg. dw.
£7.50 [ref: 64290]

Clancey, P.A. The Rare Birds of Southern Africa.
1st. Ed. Pub. Winchester Press. 1985 pp.512 with colour plates and dist. maps. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw.
A showcase of the 94 rarest birds to be found in Southern Africa, superbly illustrated in full colour by Dr P.A. Clancey.
£50.00 [ref: 59291]

Clarke, R. Montagu’s Harrier.
1st. Ed. Pub. Arlequin. 1996 pp.viii, 208 with col. photos. and illus. 8vo. Several minor spots to top-edge of text block, o/w. a fine hardback in fine dw.
In this first major monograph on this raptor, the author explores the natural history and ecology of the species in every part of Britain right up to the present day, and reviews its breeding status and habitats in every country from Ireland to Kazakhstan. He also reviews the breeding biology and social behaviour, plumages, identification, and conservation issues.
£17.50 [ref: 66117]

Clement, Peter (et al). Finches & Sparrows. An Identification Guide.
1st. Ed. Pub. Christopher Helm. 1993 pp.ix, 500 with 73 colour plates and dist. maps. Large 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
A comprehensive text covering field identification, voice, geographical variation, habitat & range, migration, food, habits and description. Full colour plates illustrate every species, with descriptive text and colour distribution maps facing the plates.
£28.00 [ref: 63122]

Clements, J.F. Birds of the World. A Checklist.
5th. Ed. Pub. Pica Press. 2000 pp.xx, 867. 4to. Light spotting to top edge of text block o/w. a fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
Approximately 9,800 bird species are treated in this completely revised volume.
£8.95 [ref: 40484]

Clyde Todd, W.E. List of the Hummingbirds in the Collection of the Carnegie Museum.
Pub. Carnegie Museum. 1942 pp.271-370. 8vo. Softback. Contents fine in thor. vg. paper covers.
The Hummingbirds are represented in the Carnegie Museum collection by 5,004 specimens, belonging to 324 species and subspecies.
£5.00 [ref: 39362]

Cocker, Mark & Mabey, Richard. Birds Britannica.
1st. Ed. Pub. Chatto & Windus. 2005 pp.x, 518 with colour photos. 4to. Inscription to ffep. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
‘Birds Britannica’ took eight years to research and write, and has been assembled by a team which includes some of the finest writers and image-makers of British wildlife. It offers a comprehensive record of birdlife in the early years of the twenty-first century.
£20.00 [ref: 66130]