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NEW AND FORTHCOMING
THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING BUTEO BOOKS
The facing page begins a list of in-print new and forthcoming books.
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OUT-OF-PRINT, USED, & RARE
On the cover: Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans from A Natural Historyof Australian Parrots: A Tribute to William T. Cooper (1934-2015)
Nokomis Editions, 2016. Item #14669, page 18.
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NEW BOOKS - RECENTLY PUBLISHED AND FORTHCOMING
These pages include a selection of new items, most published in the last year,or soon-to-be published. Price and availability are subject to change.
Being a Bird in North America, North ofMexico. Volume 1:Waterfowl to ShorebirdsRobert Alvo. Published by theauthor, 2015.A humorous yet serious takeon the biodiversity andconservation of NorthAmerican species.14628 255 pp. Hardcover $39.95
Birdwatching in New YorkCity and on Long IslandDeborah Rivel and KellyeRosenheim. University Press ofNew England, 2016.An insider’s guide to bothpopular and remote sites in theboroughs and on Long Island.14656 313 pp. Paperback $24.95
Caring for Birds and Nature: 100 Yearsof Seattle AudubonConstance Sidles, Editor.Seattle Audubon, 2016.Interviews, historicalphotos, and movingstories about their history working to protectbirds and nature in Washington. Limited Edition;every copy signed by the editor.14741 184 pp. Hardcover $45.00
Finding Birds in SanDiego County, CaliforniaHenry Detwiler, 2016.A guide to the most productivelocations to watch birds, Witha seasonal calendar, maps,directions, target bird lists, andextensive notes.14663 146 pp. Paperback $18.50
Book of Texas BirdsGary Clark. Texas A&MUniversity, 2016.Written in a conversational tonethat discusses each bird's lifehistory, special characteristicsand habits, when and where itcan be found. 500 color photos.14687 500 pp. Flexi-binding $39.95
New Jersey's HawksLen Soucy. Illustrations byMichael McNelly. The RaptorTrust, 2016.A guide to the natural historyand identification of sixteenspecies of hawks, eagles, andfalcons. With color photos and black & whiteillustrations.14732 62 pp. Paperback $18.95
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Birds of MontanaJeffrey S. Marks, Paul Hendricks, and Daniel Casey; Sponsored byMontana Audubon. Published by Buteo Books, 2016.A comprehensive reference to the status, distribution, relativeabundance, ecology, and conservation of the 433 bird species that havebeen found in the state since Montana entered the Union in 1889. Withcolor range maps and 73 original black & white line drawings ofindividual species by Shawneen E. Finnegan.BBMT 672 pp. Hardcover $75.00
Also available: Birds of Montana: Field Guide, by Stan Tekiela. Item # 14716. $14.95
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Breeding Birds of Solano CountyNapa-Solano AudubonSociety, Second edition, 2016.Describes current and historicaldistribution, conservation,habitat and population trendsand includes an introduction to the biogeographyof Solano County, as well as maps for everybreeding species.14724 224 pp. Hardcover $65.00
Multimedia Identification Guide to NorthAtlantic Seabirds: Albatrosses andFulmarine PetrelsBob Flood and Ashley Fisher.Scilly Pelagics, 2016.Third in a series, with detailedtext, color photos andillustrations, range maps, andtwo DVDs with over 120minutes of footage withnarration, this guide is the first to illustrate allrecognizable stages of plumage maturation.14697 278 pp. Hardcover $64.95
Extinct Birds of HawaiiMichael Walther. MutualPublishing, 2016.Richly illustrated, includingpaintings by Julian P. Hume,enables us to appreciate theavian life unique to Hawaii, theextinction capital of the world.14693 238 pp. Hardcover $21.95
Avian Spectrum: A Video Portfolio of North American BirdsBob Hamblin. Avian Spectrum, 2014.12 DVDs cover 600+ species with live action video, range maps,songs and calls, and narration that describes field marks, behaviorand habitat.
1: Waterfowl $24.952A: Game Birds - Wading Birds $24.952B: Birds of Prey - Cranes $24.953: Shorebirds $24.954: Gulls - Swifts. 2 Disc Set $34.955: Hummingbirds - Parrots $24.956: Tyrant Flycatchers - Corvids $24.957: Larks - Phainopepla $24.95
8: Longspurs - Warblers $24.959: Seedeater - Bunting $24.9510: Tanagers - Old World Sparrows
$24.9511: Raptors $24.9512: Complete set. Collectors Edition
$225.00
The Second NebraskaBreeding Bird AtlasWayne J. Mollhoff. University ofNebraska State Museum, 2016A comprehensive descriptionof breeding records, with rangemaps, for 225 species. Includesa checklist of the breeding birds.14702 304 pp. Paperback $30.00
The Second Atlas of Breeding Birds inOhioPaul G. Rodewald. Penn StateUniversity Press, 2016.Current distribution and statuschanges for over 200 species.Each account has color photosof species and/or habitat. Colormaps show breeding, abundance, andcomparison of changes since the first atlas.14666 578 pp. Hardcover $64.95
The Birds of Hocking County, OhioJohn T. Watts, Paul E. Knoop,Jr., and Gary A. Coovert.McDonald & Woodward, 2016An annotated list of birdsrecorded in the county, one ofthe most popular birdingdestinations, with a section onthe best birding locations.14712 144 pp. Paperback $24.95
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Birds of the Pacific Northwest: APhotographic GuideTom Aversa, Richard Canningsand Hal Opperman. Universityof Washington Press, 2016.Full-page accounts ofindividual species include rangemaps and over 900photographs by the region'stop bird photographers.14680 458 pp. Paperback $28.95
Birds of the Puget Sound Region: Coastto CascadesDennis Paulson, Bob Morse,Tom Aversa, and HalOpperman. R. W. Morse, 2016.A pocket identification guidewith color photos of over 200birds, with concise text andcolor-coded pages indexed forquick reference. Updated edition.14678 446 pp. Paperback $19.95
New England Bird Lover'sGarden: Guide to Trees &Flowers that Attract BirdsRandi Minetor. GPP, 2016.Attract a wider variety ofbirds: advice on what foods,plants, trees, water sources,and nesting materials willattract particular species, withcolor photos and concise, informative text.14638 214 pp. Paperback $12.95
Warblers in Your Pocket:A Guide to the Wood-Warblers of the UpperMidwestDana Gardner. University ofIowa Press, 2016.Laminated folding guide to 38species with length, range,habitat and plumage variations.14599 $10.95
North American WarblerFold-out GuideScott Whittle and TomStephenson. Princeton, 2016.Laminated folding reference tothe 45 most commonly seenNorth American warblers.Photos include side-on,underside, and 45-degree views.14679 $7.95
A Field Guide to CoastalFishes From Alaska toCaliforniaVal Kells et al. Johns HopkinsUniversity Press, 2016.This fully illustrated guidecaptures the stunning diversityof fish along the westerncoastlines of the United States and Canada.14622 366 pp. Paperback $25.00
Field Guide to Cacti & Other Succulentsof Arizona, Second editionPeter Breslin. Tucson Cactus &Succulent Society, 2016.A comprehensive and detailedguide to the identification,distribution and appreciationof some of Arizona's botanicalwonders, illustrated with colorphotos.14639ED2 302 pp. Paperback $25.95
Peterson Field Guide to Reptiles andAmphibians of Eastern and Central NorthAmerica. Fourth EditionRobert Powell, Roger Conant,and Joseph Collins. HoughtonMifflin Harcort, 2016.Color illustrations, drawings,and photos. Adds 122 newlyrecognized species or newlyestablished non-native speciessince the third edition.14667 494 pp. Paperback $21.00
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Sibley Birds East, SecondeditionSIBE2 438 pp. $19.95
The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern &Western North America, Second editions
David Sibley. Random House, 2016. Flexi-bindings.
Fire Birds: Valuing Natural Wildfires andBurned ForestsSneed B. Collard, III. BuckingHorse Books, 2015.By showing how dozens ofspecies of birds make use ofburned forests, this booktransforms the way we look atnatural wildfires..14747 48 pp. Hardcover $17.00
On Bird HillJane Yolen and BobMarstall. Cornell LabPublishing Group, 2016.A beautiful picture bookwith an enchanting story,created especially for theCornell Lab.14649 32 pp. Hardcover $15.95
America's Favorite Birds:40 Beautiful Birds to ColorMiyoko Chu and BrendaLyons. Cornell Lab, 2016.Coloring enthusiasts and birdlovers unite with this beautiful and intricatelydesigned coloring book for all ages.14650 88 pp. Paperback $15.95
Sibley Birder's Life List and Field DiaryDavid Allen Sibley. ClarksonPotter, due March 2017.A write-in field companion withentries for the 923 speciesfound in the U.S. and Canada,with space for recording whereand when a bird was seen andfor notes or memories about thesighting. At the back is a complete checklist ofall the birds for building a life list.14721 Paperback $19.95
Basic Illustrated AnimalTracks: Second EditionRoseann and JonathanHanson. Falcon Guides, 2016.How to identify tracks andother animal signs, make plastercasts and tracings, observationtechniques, and more.14637 101 pp. Paperback $12.95
Ultimate Explorer Field Guide: BirdsJulie Beer. NationalGeographic, 2016.A hands-on, fun, fact-filledguide to spotting, hearing, anddiscovering birds. This guidewill make kids Stop! Look! andListen! to find feathered friendsright in their own backyards.14579 160 pp. Paperback $12.99
Bird Brainiacs: ActivityJournal and Log Book forYoung BirdersStacy Torino and Ken Keffer.Cornell Lab, 2016.An interactive high-engagementjournal for kids 8 - 13 who lovebirds and nature.14651 98 pp. Spiralbound $14.95
The Sibley Birds Coloring Field JournalCecila Lehar and DavidA Sibley. Knopf, 2016.A deluxe adult coloringbook with 75 images ofbirds by Lehar, adaptedfrom Sibley’s paintings.Heavy paper provides an optimal coloringsurface. Sibley's full-color paintings and 12anatomical drawings are featured as a reference.14719 96 pp. Hardcover $19.95
Sibley Birds West, SecondeditionSIBW2 477 pp. $19.95
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Field Guide to Birds ofMinnesotaLaura Erickson. Photographyby Brian E. Small. Scott &Nix, 2016.Color photos of 300 species.
ABAFGMN 330 pp. Flexi $24.95
Field Guide to Birds ofArizonaRick Wright. Scott & Nix, 2016A photographic field guideidentifying 323 species ofbirds, in a handy, portable size.ABAFGAZ 358 pp. Flexi $24.95
American Birding Association Field Guides
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Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World, Volume 2: PasserinesJosep del Hoyo and Nigel J. Collar, Chief Authors. Lynx Edicions in associationwith Birdlife International, 2017.A complete checklist following the most up-to-date taxonomy in the HBW format.Every species illustrated in color using the original artwork from the HBW series,as well as hundreds of new illustrations, all in two volumes. Includes taxonomicnotes, distribution, range maps, and subspecies. This volume covers the passerines.HBWC1 Non-Passerines 1013 pp. Hardcover $199.00
HBWC2 Passerines 1013 pp. Hardcover $245.00
A Field Guide to the Guide: Identifying the Many Varieties of Roger ToryPeterson's Guide to Birds (and What They’re Worth)Scott Bastian, published by the author, 2016.Identifying the various editions and printings of Peterson's seminal field guide hasalways been a challenge and following painstaking research, Scott Bastian describeseach and every point needed to correctly identify each.14705 78 pp. Spiralbound $19.95
The Backyard Birdsong GuidesDonald Kroodsma. Cornell Lab, 2016.Books with built-in touch-button electronic audio player with vocalizationsof 75 species, each corresponding to illustrated species accounts.Western North America Audio Field Guide14654 191 pp Hardcover $34.95Eastern & Central North America Audio Field Guide14655 192 pp Hardcover $34.95
Previously published in this series: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida,Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, & Texas. Due in 2017: Illinois
Identifying Birds of Prey:Quick Reference Guide forEastern North AmericaLaura Erickson. Stackpole, 2016Pocket guide to hawks, eagles,falcons, vultures, and kites inflight with photos, outlines,range maps and comparisons.14598 64 pp. Paperback $9.95
Attracting Birds in theTexas Hill Country: A Guideto Land StewardshipW. Rufus Stephens and JanWrede. Texas A&M, 2017.How to improve habitat forbirds on both small and largeproperties throughout the Hill Country.14688 64 pp. Paperback $9.95
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International Guides
Birds of Western Ecuador: APhotographic GuideNick Athanas and Paul J.Greenfield. Princeton, 2016.A photographic field guide withnearly 1,500 color photos of946 species. Species accounts,photos, and color distributionmaps appear side by side.14585 448 pp. Paperback $45.00
Wildlife of the Galapagos, Second editionJulian Fitter, Daniel Fitter andDavid Hosking. Princeton, 2016Expanded to 400 commonlyseen birds, reptiles, mammals,invertebrates, plants, and othercoastal and marine life. Over650 color photos, maps, anddrawings, Spanish names, anddetails on visitor sites.14591 285 pp. Paperback $19.95
Photo Guide to Birds ofCosta RicaRichard Garrigues. CornellUniversity Press, 2015.Treats 365 commonly seenspecies in color photos, withmeasurements, field marks,habitat and behavior, voice,status and distribution, and range maps.14604 256 pp. Paperback $24.95
The New Neotropical CompanionKricher, John. Princeton, dueMarch 2017.A completely revised andexpanded edition of a book thathas helped thousands of peopleunderstand the complexecology and natural history ofthe American tropics.14727 448 pp. Paperback $35.00
Birds of Bolivia: A Field GuideSebastian K. Herzog, et al.Armonia: Conservacion deAves en Bolivia, 2016.230 color plates with fieldidentification text and rangemaps with locality records onfacing pages. Introductorychapters include informationon Bolivian birds and their conservation as wellas hints on where to watch and how to identifybirds in Bolivia. Price to be announced.14746 491 pp. Paperback TBD
Field Guide to the Birds of SurinameArie L. Spaans, Otte H. Ottemaand Jan Hein J.M. Ribot. Brill,2015.The first true field guide toSuriname, with 107 color platesby Ber van Perlo, speciesaccounts, data on the naturalhistory of the country andhotspots for bird watching.14608 634 pp. Paperback $55.00
Guanica Biosphere Reserve,Puerto Rico Bird ChecklistWayne J. Arendt, John Faaborg,Miguel Canals, and Jerry Bauer.Mizzou Publishing, 2016.An annotated list with coloredcolumns with status, abundance,and habitat. Includes a fold-outcolor map of the Reserve. Veryuseful for the entirety of Puerto Rico.14713 48 pp. Spiralbound $8.99
Peterson Field Guide to Birds of NorthernCentral AmericaJesse Fagan and OliverKomar. Houghton MifflinHarcourt, 2016.A compact field guide coveringapproximately 820 species ofbirds found in Belize,Guatemala, El Salvador, andHonduras.14668 438 pp. Paperback $25.00
The Neotropics
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Wildlife Conservation Society Birds ofBrazil: The Atlantic Forest of SoutheastBrazil, including Sao Pauloand Rio de JaneiroRobert Ridgely, John Gwynne,Guy Tudor, and Martha Argel.Cornell University Press, 2016.Cover the endemic richness ofthe Atlantic Forest of southeastBrazil. The second volume in aplanned five-volume series tocover the entire country.14635 415 pp. Paperback $35.00
Britain's Birds: An Identification Guide tothe Birds of Britain and IrelandRob Hume, et al. PrincetonUniversity Press, 2016.A large and comprehensivephotographic field guide withmultiple photos per species,range maps, status, and more.Exceptional production, withwell-chosen and well-editedphotographs.14587 560 pp. Flexi $29.95
RSPB Handbook of Scottish Birds,Second editionPeter Holden. Bloomsbury, 2016
A field guide to over 250species, featuring one speciesper page, with colorillustrations, comprehensiveaccounts including Gaelicnames, and range maps.14612 256 pp. Paperback $25.99
Field Guide to the Birds ofBritain and IrelandMark Golley. Bloomsbury,2016A compact illustrated guide to285 species. Illustrated withmore than 1,000 colorillustrations by David Daly.14631 208 pp. Paperback $22.00
Birds of Europe, North Africa and theMiddle East: An AnnotatedChecklistDominic Mitchell. LynxEdicions, due February 2017.An up-to-date list of almost1,150 species, with subspecies,scientific and English names,taxonomic notes, distributionand occurrence.14701 200 pp. Hardcover $32.50
Identification Guide to European Non-Passerines: A BTO FieldGuide [Second Edition]Kevin Baker. British Trust forOrnithology, 2016.The primary purpose of thiswork is to aid banders handlingbirds to identify the species andto determine their age and sex.Illustrations of 155 species in color.14717 463 pp. Paperback $25.00
Birds of MoroccoIgnacio Yufera. EditorialPlaneta, 2015.A photographic showcaseof 84 of the country’srepresentative species,following six birding routes, with brief text aboutthe birds, landscape and cultural attractions.14626 256 pp. Hardcover $55.00
Birds of the Horn of Africa: Ethiopia,Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia,& Socotra, Revised editionNigel Redman, Terry Stevensonand John Fanshawe.Princeton, 2016.Illustrated field guide to morethan 1,000 species of resident,migrant, and vagrant birdsfound in northeast Africa.13026-E2 512 pp. Paperback $45.00
Britain & Europe
Africa
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Animals of Kruger National ParkKeith Barnes. PrincetonUniversity Press, 2016.A compact field guide with over200 color photos of 57mammals, 17 reptiles, and 8frogs. Information aboutidentification, habitat, behavior,biology, and conservation.14582 176 pp. Paperback $27.95
Wildlife of MadagascarKen Behrens and Keith Barnes.Princeton, November 2016.A comprehensive field guide tomammals, birds, reptiles,amphibians, and butterflies thata visitor is likely to see.14589 344 pp. Paperback $27.95
East African Wildlife,Second EditionPhillip Briggs. BradtPublications, 2016.Practical tips on game drivesand safaris, photography andwildlife, and details onindividual species and habitats.14600 282 pp. Paperback $28.99
The Antelope of AfricaWilliam Frost. Edited by TrevorCarnaby. Jacana Media, 2014.A field guide with color photos,covering conservation status,threats and risks, ranges,habitats, habits, and the latesttaxonomic classifications.14620 358 pp. Paperback $35.95
Birds of the Darwin RegionNiven McCrie and RichardNoske. CSIRO, 2015.A comprehensive review of thedistribution, status, and naturalhistory of the birds of thisnorthwestern Australian city.Includes original photographsof almost all regularly occurring species.14578 454 pp. Paperback $79.95
Birds of New Guinea: Distribution,Taxonomy, & SystematicsBruce M. Beehler and ThaneK. Pratt. Princeton UniversityPress, 2016.This comprehensive annotatedchecklist covers distribution,taxonomy, and systematics ofthe birds of New Guinea, andcomplements the new edition of the field guideby the same authors.14584 668 pp. Hardcover $75.00
Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago:Greater Sundas and WallaceaJames Eaton, Bas van Balen,Nick Brickle and FrankRheindt. Lynx Edicions, 2016.A field guide to fill a long-feltvoid in coverage. 1,417 species,601 endemics and 18undescribed species. 2,424illustrations and range maps.14685 496 pp. Hardcover $75.00
Australia, Indonesia, andSoutheast Asia
Africa continued
Handbook of the Mammals of the World, Volume 6: Lagomorphs and Rodents IDon E. Wilson and Russell A. Mittermeier. Lynx Edicions, September 2016.The order Rodentia make up almost half of all species of mammals. Split over twovolumes, Volume 6 includes all of the families of rodents other than Cricetidae andMuridae, plus the order Lagomorpha, which includes rabbits and pikas. Volume 7,Rodents Part 2, will be published in 2017. Sign up for the pre-publication discounton our website or by contacting us.HMW6 987 pp. Hardcover $185.00
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A Naturalist's Guide to the Birds of Singapore, Fully Revised 2nd EditionYong Ding Li, Lim Kim Chuah and Lee Tiah Khee. John Beaufoy, 2016.
14159 176 pp. Paperback $17.95
A Naturalist's Guide to the Birds of China: Southeast China,including ShanghaiLiu Yang, Yu Yat Tung, and Yong Ding Li. John Beaufoy, 2014.
14646 176 pp. Paperback $17.95
A Naturalist's Guide to the Birds of the PhilippinesMaia Tanedo, Robert Hutchinson, & Adrian & Trinket Constantino. 2015.
14647 176 pp. Paperback $17.95
A Naturalist’s Guide to . . .Photographic guides to 280 commonly seen species, with anintroduction to the area and main sites for viewing, and a checklist.
A Field Guide to the Birds of Korea,Second EditionWoo-Shin Lee. LG EvergreenFoundation, 2015.A compact guide to everyspecies. 120 color plates, rangemaps, a checklist, 50 morespecies than the first edition,new subspecies, with updatedtaxonomy and common names.14665 395 pp. Paperback $32.50
Phillipps' Field Guide to the Mammals ofBorneo: Sabah, Sarawak,Brunei and KalimantanQuentin and Karen Phillips.Princeton University Press, 2016More than a field guide,profusely illustrated with colorpaintings and photos. Facing-page species accounts describetaxonomy, size, distribution, habits, and statusof 277 species of land and marine mammals.14658 400 pp. Paperback $35.00
The Mammals of Luzon Island:Biogeography and Natural History of aPhilippine FaunaLawrence R. Heaney, et al.Johns Hopkins UniversityPress, 2016.Both a field guide and a studyof tropical fauna, featuring 120illustrated species profiles.14623 287 pp. Hardcover $75.00
Wildlife of Southeast AsiaSusan Myers. PrincetonUniversity Press, 2016.A concise photographic guideto the most common speciesof mammals, birds, reptiles,amphibians, and insects ofBurma, Thailand, Laos,Cambodia, Vietnam, WestMalaysia, and Singapore.14590 255 pp. Paperback $19.95
A Field Guide to the Reptiles of ThailandTanya Chan-ard, et al. OxfordUniversity Press, 2015.A complete guide to thecountry's reptilian life, with anaccount of every species,complete with nomenclature,color illustrations, and rangemaps of known locations.14640 314 pp. Paperback $39.95
Birds of Nepal, RevisedEdition. Helm Field GuidesRichard & Carol Inskipp, TimInskipp, & Hem Sagar Baral.Christopher Helm, 2016.This edition covers all 800species found in thismountainous kingdom, withnew plates, re-written text, and range maps forthe first time. Species accounts and maps areopposite the plates for easy reference.14670 368 pp. Paperback $50.00
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One Wild Bird at a Time: Portraits ofIndividual LivesBernd Heinrich. HoughtonMifflin, 2016.The acclaimed scientist/writer'scaptivating encounters withindividual wild birds, yielding'marvelous, mind-altering'insights and discoveries.14574 224 pp. Hardcover $28.00
Bird Droppings: Writings About WatchingBirds & Bird WatchersPete Dunne. Stackpole Books,2016.33 funny, poignant, whimsical,and informative tales aboutbirders and birding in his firstcollection of birding essays inmore than ten years.14597 111 pp. Paperback $16.95
Listening to a Continent Sing: Birdsongby Bicycle from the Atlantic to the PacificDonald Kroodsma. PrincetonUniversity Press, 2016.Join birdsong expert DonaldKroodsma on a ten-week, ten-state bicycle journey, lingeringand listening to our continentsing as no one has before. QRcodes lead the mobile device-equipped reader to 381 recordings.14636 311 pp. Hardcover $29.95
The Genius of BirdsJennifer Ackerman. RandomHouse, 2016.Ackerman not only tells thestory of the recently uncoveredgenius of birds but also delvesinto the latest findings about thebird brain itself that arerevolutionizing our view ofwhat it means to be intelligent.14594 340 pp. Hardcover $28.00
Lost Among the Birds: AccidentallyFinding Myself in One VeryBig YearNeil Hayward. BloomsburyPublishing, 2016.An unplanned and accidentalBig Year led to a Big Year recordthat shocked the birding world(and Hayward himself).14676 400 pp. Hardcover $28.00
Turaco Country: Reminiscences of EastAfrican BirdingDale A. Zimmerman. SkyIsland Press, 2015.This memoir details 50 yearsof ornithological investigations.A field ornithologist'squintessentially Africanexperience, set against the political backdrop ofthe shift from colonial to African rule.14616 783 pp. Hardcover $82.50
Birders of Africa: History of a NetworkNancy J. Jacobs. YaleUniversity Press, 2016.Jacobs reconstructs thecollaborations between well-known ornithologists and thelargely forgotten guides,hunters, and taxidermists whoworked with them.14659 352 pp. Hardcover $85.00
Dead in Good Company: A Celebration ofMount Auburn CemeteryJohn Harrison and Kim NagyEditors. Ziggy Owl Press,2015.A series of essays on birds andwildlife encountered at thisfamous birding spot inCambridge, Massachusetts, theoldest landscaped cemetery inthe United States.14618 298 pp. Paperback $23.95
Essays and Biographies
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The Fascination of BirdsFrom the Albatross to theYellowthroatWilliam Young. Dover, 2014.99 essays combine the author'sfield experience and reflectionsdrawn from biology, ecology,literature, music, history,linguistics, politics, sports, and entertainment.14624 338 pp. Hardcover $24.95
Returning North with the Spring: From theEverglades to Maine in thefootsteps of Edwin WayTealeJohn R. Harris. UniversityPress of Florida, 2016.Retracing Edwin Way Teale's17,000-Mile Journey in 1947,Harris reveals a vastly changednatural world.14643 218 pp. Hardcover $24.95
The Home Place: Memoirsof a Colored Man's LoveAffair with NatureJ. Drew Lanham. MilkweedPress, 2016.As a young man Lanham fell inlove with the natural worldaround him, and began to askwhat it means to be the rare bird, a black man ina profoundly white field.14726 216 pp. Hardcover $24.00
Flock Together: A LoveAffair with Extinct BirdsB.J. Hollars. University ofNebraska Press, 2016.A moving elegy to birds we'velost, Hollars's exploration ofwhat we can learn from extinctspecies will resonate in theminds of readers long beyondthe final page. Armed with binoculars, a fieldguide, and knowledgeable friends, he begins histransition from budding birder toenvironmentally conscious citizen.14672 195 pp. Hardcover $24.95
The Extraordinary Beauty of Birds:Designs, Patterns and DetailsDeborah Samuel. Prestel,2016.Marvel at the textures andcolors of birds in stunningdetail in photographs meant toinspire and teach.14657 287 pp. Hardcover $45.00
Birds are People, Too:Humor in the Avian WorldKate Davis. Mountain Press,2016.Davis lets her imagination flywith humorous takes on theavian world. You’ll laugh when reading thehumorous captions to the color photos of birds.14692 124 pp. Paperback $18.00
The Joy of Birdwatching:For Those Who LoveSeeing Birds in the WildAlan Davies and Ruth Miller.Summersdale Publishers, 2015A pocket-sized miscellany,packed with fascinating facts,hints, and stories and quotesfrom the world of birds.14627 157 pp. Hardcover $15.95
The Most Perfect Thing:Inside [and Outside] aBird's EggTim Birkhead. Bloomsbury,2016.How eggs are made, fertilized,developed, and hatched,enlivened by the stories ofnaturalists and scientists.14610 288 pp. Hardcover $27.00
Birds in TroubleLynn E. Barber. Texas A & MUniversity Press, 2016.Profiles 42 species in troublein the United States, discussingthe likely reasons why, andwhat we can do to improve theirsituations.14634 200 pp. Flexi-binding $29.95
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Audubon: America's Greatest Naturalistand His Voyage of Discovery to LabradorPeter Logan. Ashbryn Press,2016.A definitive scholarly accountof Audubon's 1833 expedition,and a fascinating biography,highlighting his complexpersonality and tensions in hisclosest relationships.14648 816 pp. Hardcover $40.00
Charles Darwin's Life WithBirds: His CompleteOrnithologyClifford B. Frith. Oxford,2016.A comprehensive treatment ofDarwin's work as anornithologist, a side of him thathas not often been covered.14698 499 pp. Hardcover $69.95
Spare the Birds! GeorgeBird Grinnell and the FirstAudubon SocietyCarolyn Merchant. YaleUniversity Press, 2016.An engaging history of thefounding of one of the world'smost popular environmentalorganizations.14709 328 pp. Hardcover $45.00
The American Ornithologists' Union: TheFirst Century, 1883-1983Kier B. Sterling and MarianneAinley. Edited by William Davis,Jr. and Byron K. Butler. NuttallOrnithological Club, 2016The AOU, dedicated to thestudy of birds, was the firstnational taxon-orientedscientific society in the UnitedStates. Illustrated with black & white photos ofmany of the Union’s key figures.NOCM20 405 pp. Hardcover $35.00
Witmer Stone: The Fascination of NatureScott McConnell. Published bythe author, 2014.From Stone's boyhood interestin natural history, which led tohis work at the Academy ofNatural Sciences, with theAmerican Ornithologists'Union, and in conservation, tothe development of his classic Pine Barrens andCape May books.14625 411 pp. Paperback $25.00
On the Wing: Insects, Pterosaurs, Birds,Bats and the Evolution of Animal FlightDavid E. Alexander. OxfordUniversity Press, 2015.Anomalies of the flying world:hovering hummingbirds,unexpected gliders, and theflyers that went extinct andwing-origin theory: whetherbirds entered the skies from thetrees down or from the ground up.14549 210 pp. Hardcover $29.95
Nests, Eggs, and Incubation: New ideasabout Avian ReproductionD. Charles Deeming and S.James Reynolds [Editors].Oxford University Press, 2016.A comprehensive overview ofthe fascinating and diverse fieldof avian incubation in fourbroad areas: the nest, the egg, incubation, andthe study of avian reproduction.14592 296 pp. Hardcover $110.0014592P 296 pp. Paperback $59.95
Snowbird: Integrative Biology andEvolutionary Diversity in the JuncoEllen D. Ketterson andJonathan W. Atwell. Universityof Chicago Press, 2016.The contributors’ common goal:elucidating the organismal andevolutionary processes bywhich animals adapt anddiversify in response toenvironmental change.14662 389 pp. Hardcover $60.00
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Hamerstrom Stories: Recollections ofthe Life of Hammy andFran HamerstromElva Hamerstrom Paulson. R.Schneider Publishers, 2013.Stories of the appropriatelywild lives of the Hamerstroms,which included work that savedthe Greater Prairie Chicken inWisconsin from going the way of the dinosaur,fill every corner of this marvelous book.RF1624 336 pp. Paperback $29.95
Beaks, Bones, & Bird Songs: How theStruggle for Survival HasShaped Birds and TheirBehaviorRoger J. Lederer. Timber Press,2016.Guides the reader through themyriad, and often almostmiraculous, things that birds doevery day to merely stay alive.14601 280 pp. Hardcover $24.95
Birds of Stone: Chinese Avian Fossilsfrom the Age of DinosaursLuis M. Chiappe and MengQingjin. Johns HopkinsUniversity Press, 2016.Birds of Stone makes visible theunexpected avian diversity thatblanketed the earth just a shorttime (geologically speaking) after a dinosaurlineage gave rise to the first birds.14660 294 pp. Hardcover $85.00
Lapwings, Loons and Lousy Jacks: TheHow and Why of Bird NamesRay Reedman. PelagicPublishing, 2016.Uncovers the stories behind thediversity of bird names,explains what many scientificnames actually mean and looksat the history of the system bywhich birds are named.14671 292 pp. Paperback $29.99
Scarlet Experiment: Birdsand Humans in AmericaJeff Karnicky. University ofNebraska Press, 2016.Emily Dickinson’s poem 'Splitthe Lark' refers to the 'scarletexperiment' by which scientistsdestroy a bird in order to learnmore about it. An examination of the study andmanagement of bird life in America from the19th century to today.14673 221 pp. Hardcover $45.00
Wild Things, Wild PlacesJane Alexander. Knopf, 2016A moving, inspiring, personallook at the vastly changingworld of wildlife on planet earthas a result of human incursion,and the crucial work of animaland bird preservation beingdone by scientists, field biologists, zoologists,environmentalists, and conservationists acrossthe globe.14715 330 pp. Hardcover $28.95
Holy Moli: Albatross andOther AncestorsHob Osterlund. Oregon StateUniversity Press, 2016.A natural history of thealbatross, a moving memoir ofgrief, and a soaring tribute toancestors.14675 147 pp. Paperback $18.95
Cat Wars: The DevastatingConsequences of a Cuddly KillerPeter P. Marra and ChrisSantella. Princeton, 2016.This controversial topic - asurefire way to start an onlineforum war; receives a balanced,nuanced, and exhaustiveexamination, tracing historicaland cultural ties betweenhumans and cats and proposing solutions.14696 232 pp. Hardcover $24.95
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Flight Identification ofRaptors of Europe, NorthAfrica, and Middle EastDick Forsman. Bloomsbury,2016.This new book draws stronglyon its predecessor Raptors ofEurope and the Middle East: AHandbook of Field Identification, though thisfocuses on flight identification only, with over1100 color photos of flying birds.14615 544 pp. Hardcover $75.00
Raptor Medicine, Surgeryand RehabilitationDavid Scott. Stylus, 2016.Outlining everything fromhandling and the intakeexamination to practicalprocedures for the treatment ofa comprehensive range of conditions and injuries,the book also advises readers on housing,rehabilitation and eventual release.14689 326 pp. Paperback $160.00
Flight Paths: A Field Journal of Hope,Heartbreak, and Miracles with NewYork's Bird PeopleDarryl McGrath. SUNY Press,2016.Chronicles the work ofdedicated biologists to restorepopulations of PeregrineFalcons and Bald Eagles andprotect other species.14710 375 pp. Paperback $24.95
Falcons. New NaturalistsNumber 132Richard Sale. Harper Collins,2016.Explores the habitat, breedingbiology and status of the fourBritish breeding falcons:Peregrine, Merlin, Kestrel, andHobby.14614P 594 pp. Paperback $50.00
Aves Rapaces Y Conservacion Unaperspectiva iberoamericanaVictor J Hernandez, Ruth Muniz,Jose Cabot & Tjitte de Vries,editors. Tundra Ediciones, 2010.Text in Spanish. Birds of Preyand Conservation: An Ibero-American perspective. Paperson conservation biology ofraptors, as well as the trainingworkshops on methods and the conclusions ofthe working groups presented in theInternational Congress on Raptor andConservation, held in Quito, Ecuador, in 2008.14725 234 pp. Paperback $49.95
Falconry Equipment: A Guide to Makingand Using Falconry Gear, Second EditionBryan Kimsey and Jim Hodge.Kimsey/Hodge Publications,2015.This a book points out someuseful and important gear thatmakes falconry safer for thebird and/or easier for thefalconer.14580 164 pp. Paperback $29.95
Developing the Modern Gamehawk: TheFour Week Window andOther Natural ApproachesLynn Oliphant. Prairie SkyFalcons, 2015.An approach that focuses onpractice and repetition duringa short, critical window.14609 164 pp. Paperback $34.95
Peregrine Spring: A Master Falconer'sExtraordinary Life withBirds of PreyNancy Cowan. Lyons Press,2016.Cowan's memoir of her thirtyyears living intimately withraptors, gives us a newperspective on the relationshipbetween humans and the natural world.14621 265 pp. Hardcover $26.95
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Owl: A Year in the Lives ofNorth American OwlsPaul Bannick. MountaineersBooks, 2016.Bannick uses his intimate yetdramatic images to track four species: NorthernPygmy, Burrowing, Great Gray, and Snowythrough the course of one year in four distincthabitats.14691 218 pp. Hardcover $34.95
The Enigma of the Owl: An IllustratedNatural HistoryMike Unwin and DavidTipling; Foreword by TonyAngell. Yale, 2017.Lavishly illustrated withdramatic color photos. 53species from around the worldare grouped geographically.14704 288 pp. Hardcover $40.00
Parrots of the Wild: A Natural History ofthe World's MostCaptivating BirdsCatherine A. Toft and TimothyWright. University of CaliforniaPress, 2015.Explores recent scientificdiscoveries and what theyreveal about the lives of wildparrots, which are among the most intelligentand rarest of birds.14607 345 pp. Hardcover $39.95
Peterson Reference Guideto Woodpeckers of NorthAmericaStephen A. Shunk. HoughtonMifflin, 2016.A comprehensive guide to thenatural history, ecology, andconservation of NorthAmerica's 23 species of woodpeckers. Colorphotos and range maps. References.14633 298 pp. Hardcover $35.00
The Purple Martin: How Citizen Scientistsand Colony Landlords Are Saving aFavorite American BirdRobin Doughty and RobFergus. McDonald &Woodward, 2016.Explores the uniquerelationships humans haveestablished with the PurpleMartin whereby people haveprovided nest cavities for martins during thebird's summer stay in North America.14699 174 pp. Paperback $24.95
Lories and Lorikeets: 45 Years'ExperienceRosemary Low. InsignisPublications, 2016.Based on 45 years of keepingand breeding lories andlorikeets, this is an in-depthguide to maintaining loriesunder optimum conditions, andproviding them with a nutritious and varied diet.14686 108 pp. Paperback $27.00
Waterfowl of North America, Europe, andAsia: An Identification GuideSabastien Reeber. PrincetonUniversity Press, 2016.With 72 color plates, over 650photos, and in-depthdescriptions, this book bringstogether the most currentinformation on 84 species ofEurasian and North Americanwaterfowl, and on more than 100 hybrids.14588 656 pp. Hardcover $45.00
Cuckoo: Cheating by NatureNick Davies. Bloomsbury, 2015For Davies, the familiar call ofthe common cuckoo, is aninvitation to solve an enduringpuzzle: how does the cuckooget away with laying its eggs inthe nests of other birds andtricking them into raising youngcuckoos rather than their own offspring?14645 289 pp. Hardcover $27.00
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Rarest of the Rare: The Stories Behindthe Harvard Museum of Natural HistoryNancy Pick, et al. Scala ArtsPublishers, 2015.In the words of Edward O.Wilson, the museum stands asboth 'cabinet of wonder andtemple of science.'14593 178 pp. Paperback $24.95
Handbook of Bird Biology, 3rd editionIrby J. Lovette and John W.Fitzpatrick (Editors). Wiley-Blackwell, 2016.An essential, comprehensiveresource for everyoneinterested in learning moreabout birds, from casual birdwatchers to students of ornithology. It coversall aspects of avian diversity, behavior, ecology,evolution, physiology, and conservation.14738 730 pp. Hardcover $135.00
Bird Brain: An Explorationof Avian IntelligenceNathan Emery. PrincetonUniversity Press, 2016.Looks at the structures andfunctions of the avian brain,and describes the extraordinarybehaviors in relation to different types of avianintelligence.14695 192 pp. Hardcover $29.95
Avian Evolution: The Fossil Recordof Birds and its PaleobiologicalSignificanceGerald Mayr. Wiley, 2016.An account of the Cenozoicfossil record sheds light on thebiogeographic history of theextant avian groups anddiscusses fossils in the contextof current phylogenetic hypotheses.14734 293 pp. Hardcover $95.00
The Black Swift in Idaho & Biography of Earl J. Larrison Pacific Northwest NaturalistJohn W. Weber. Published by the author, 2016.A discussion of the first specimen, breeding habitat and the function of plumagecoloration. The bulk of the publication is a biography of Earl Larrison, a prolificauthor of books and articles on the natural history and ecology of the Northwest.14694 25 pp. Paperback $5.00
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Ecology and Conservation of LesserPrairie-ChickensDavid A. Haukos and ClintBoal. CRC Press, 2016.Expert wildlife biologists,conservation biologists, andornithologists cover lifehistory, genetics, ecology, andmanagement strategies, as wellas an analysis of relative risks, conservationissues, and potential conservation tools.SAB48 376 pp. Hardcover $179.95
Golden-winged Warbler Ecology:Conservation and Habitat ManagementHenry M. Streby, et al. CRCPress, 2016.Its small breeding range hasbeen shrinking due to habitatloss, competition andinterbreeding. As a result,Golden-winged Warblers arebeing considered for listing asthreatened or endangered.SAB49 236 pp. Hardcover $143.96
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Bovids of the World: Antelopes, Gazelles,Cattle, Goats, Sheep andRelativesJose R. Castello. PrincetonUniversity Press, 2016.A field guide to all 279 bovidspecies with more than 300illustrated color plates andcomprehensive speciesaccounts and range maps.14586 664 pp. Paperback $35.00
Gliding Mammals of the WorldStephen Jackson and PeterShouten, illustrator. CSIRO,2012.A guide to the biology andnatural history of theseintriguing mammals. Eachspecies is accompanied by afull-page color painting. Rangemaps of all species and subspecies.14642 215 pp. Hardcover $59.95
The Long, Long Life ofTreesFiona Stafford. Yale UniversityPress, 2016.A lyrical tribute to the diversityof noteworthy and importanttrees of the British Isles, theirphysical beauty, their specialcharacteristics and uses, andtheir ever-evolving meanings.14708 287 pp. Hardcover $30.00
National Parks of Costa RicaGregory Basco and RobinKazmier. Cornell, 2015.This book features stunningphotographs which provide anunparalleled glimpse into thetreasures of Costa Rica's parks.14606 298 pp. Hardcover $50.00
Butterflies: A Complete Guide to TheirBiology and BehaviorDick Vane-Wright. CornellUniversity Press, 2015.An introduction to the biology,natural history, andclassification of this majorgroup. Using examples fromaround the world and eye-catching photographs14605 128 pp. Paperback $19.95
Chasing Monarchs: Migrating with theButterflies of PassageRobert Michael Pyle. YaleUniversity Press, 2014.Part road trip, part outdooradventure, and part naturalhistory study, chroniclingPyle's 9,000-mile journey todiscover the secrets of themonarchs' annual migration.14707 319 pp. Paperback $20.00
The Secret Lives of Bats: My Adventureswith the World’s MostMisunderstood MammalsMerlin Tuttle. HoughtonMifflin, 2015.A lifetime of adventures withbats around the world revealswhy these special andimperiled creatures should beprotected rather than feared.14611 271 pp. Hardcover $26.00
Bats of Britain and EuropeChristian Dietz and AndreasKiefer. Bloomsbury, 2016.A definitive guide with in-depth species accounts withdistribution maps, drawings,and almost seven hundred colorphotographs.14632 398 pp. Paperback $50.00
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Ralph Steadman's NextinctionCeri Levi. Illustrated by RalphSteadman. Bloomsbury, 2015.192 critically endangered birds,along with a number of classicSteadman creations such as theUnsociable Lapwing, aredepicted in Ralph Steadman’sone-of-a-kind illustrations.14617 224 pp. Hardcover $50.00
This oversize book is the follow-up to theaward-winning Extinct Boids,also available (Item #13889).
The Laws Guide to Drawing BirdsJohn Muir Laws. Heyday,2012.This how-to guide will perfectthe technique of serious artistsand provide guidance for thosewho insist they can’t draw.Leading the mind and handthrough a series of detailed exercises.14629 217 pp. Paperback $24.95
The Laws Guide to NatureDrawing and JournalingJohn Muir Laws. Heyday, 2016A how-to guide for becoming abetter artist and a more attentivenaturalist. Straightforward textcomplemented by step-by-step illustrations and dozens of exercises.14644 303 pp. Paperback $35.00
Bird Anatomy for ArtistsNatalia Balo, 2013.The book is full of illustrationsthat are clear and easy tounderstand, including black andwhite working drawings,examples of the artist's fieldstudies and color illustrations. Every part ofthe bird's body is outlined in detail withinformative text and helpful drawinginstructions. Published in Australia, but usefulfor birds (and artists) worldwide.14684 128 pp. Hardcover $55.00
Fine Lines: VladimirNabokov's Scientific ArtStephen H. Blackwell and KurtJohnson, Editors. Yale, 2016.The first full appraisal ofNabokov’s contributions as ascientist, long neglected in favorof his literary achievements.14706 318 pp. Hardcover $50.00
Baby Birds: An ArtistLooks into the NestJulie Zickefoose. HoughtonMifflin, 2016.Watercolor paintingsaccompanied by insightfulnarrative based on colorfulobservation and study of 17 species of NorthAmerican songbird nestlings.14576 352 pp. Hardcover $28.00
A Natural History of Australian Parrots: A Tribute to William T. Cooper (1934-2015)Joseph M Forshaw and William T. Cooper. Nokomis, October 2016.The final collaboration of Joseph M. Forshaw and William T. Cooper (1934-2015) is presented as a deluxe edition, truly a combination of art and science,presenting Cooper drawings, sketches and paintings, manypreviously unpublished, of parrots in their natural environment.This book adopts an entirely new approach with theintegration of an updated technical text and an excitingvisual record of the beauty, diversity and appeal ofAustralian parrots. Containing more than 300 artworks,it is cased in slate blue Ballantine cloth, with marbledendpapers and printed on fine quality satin art paper.14669 344 pp. Hardcover $350.00
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The following represents a selection of out-of-print and used titles in our inventory,listed by author. Artists are noted when relevant. Books are in very good condition orbetter unless noted otherwise. Paper covers (wrappers) and defects are mentionedwhere appropriate and dust jackets when present. Most books are one-of-a-kind;reserving by telephone is recommended. Images of all items can be found on ourwebsite. If you don’t find the book for which you are looking, give us a call.
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ALDEN, Peter. Finding the Birds in Western Mexico: A Guide to the States of Sonora,Sinaloa, & Nayarit. Arizona, 1969. 138 pp. Color plates by John O’Neill. Maps. Paperback.
#R1112226 - $15.00
ALEXANDER, Boyd. An Ornithological Expedition to the Cape Verde Islands. In 'TheIbis: A Quarterly Journal of Ornithology,' January 1898, pp. 74-118. Includes hand-colored lithograph by J.G. Keulemans of Spizocorys razae. This is the complete numberwith additional articles and two additional color plates by Keulemans: Ptilotis gracilis(Graceful Honey-eater) and Pipra opalizans (Opal-crowned Manakin). Original wrappers,spine worn and chipped. #IbisJan1898 - $45.00
ALI, Salim & S. Dillon RIPLEY. Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan: Togetherwith Those of Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Ceylon. OUP, 1968-1974. Volumes 1-10 of thefirst edition with 113 colored plates by a number of artists. Dust jackets have chips andtears. #B410 - $120.00
ALPHERAKY, S. The Geese of Europe and Asia. London: Rowland Ward, Ltd. 1905.Being the Description of Most of the Old World Species. Original green cloth. Twenty-four colored plates by F.W. Frohawk and a frontis by P.P. Sushkin. Laid-in original copiesof correspondence between previous owner and bookseller Rudolph Wm. Sabbot Booksregarding purchase of this copy in 1970. 198 pp. #B409 - $600.00
AUSTING, G. Ronald and John B. HOLT, Jr. The World of the Great Horned Owl. J.B.Lippincott Company. 1966. First edition in dust jacket. 158 pp. #R07031305 - $25.00
BAILEY, Alfred M. Birds of Arctic Alaska. Colorado Museum of Natural History: PopularSeries No. 8, 1948. B&W photographs. 317 pp. #R31005 - $50.00
BAILEY, Florence Merriam. Birds of New Mexico. New Mexico Department of Game andFish. 1928. Tissue protected color plates by Allan BROOKS. Range maps. 'A comprehensiveand useful book, for which Mrs. Bailey received the Brewster Award of the AmericanOrnithologists' Union. It is one of the more sumptuous of American state ornithologies.'Mengel. 807 pp. #B368 - $145.00
BAIRD, Spencer F., T.M. BREWER, and R. RIDGWAY. A History of North AmericanBirds - Land Birds. Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1905. Third Edition. Three volumes with64 color plates of birds’ heads and 593 drawings. TEG. First published in 1874, the presentedition contains hand finished color frontispieces by Robert RIDGWAY in each volume.Shelf wear. Common names have been nicely written in ink below the images on the colorplates. 1746 pp. #13759 - $300.00
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BAIRD, Spencer Fullerton. U.S. Pacific Railroad Surveys: Reports of Explorations andSurveys: To Ascertain the Most Practical and Economical Route for a Railroad from theMississippi to the Pacific Ocean, Vol. IX, Part II, 1858. BIRDS by Spencer F. Baird.Leather spine with label over well-worn marbled boards. Front board is detached. Thework consists of a critical, descriptive account of all the birds of North America, north ofMexico, and is not restricted to the species collected by the Pacific Railroad Surveys.House of Representatives. Ex. Doc. No.91. 1005 pp. #B426 - $75.00
BAKER, E. C. Stuart. The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Taylorand Francis, 1922-1928, Second Edition. Eight Volume Set. Worn hardcovers in burgundycloth. Volume I, 470 pp.; Volume II (ex-library), 561 pp.; Volume III (ex-library), 489 pp.;Volume IV, 471 pp.; Volume V, 469 pp.; Volume VI, 499 pp. (pages 79-80 removed); VolumeVII, 484 pp.; Volume VIII, 801 pp. Color plates and illustrations throughout. #B425- $240.00
BAKER, E.C. Stuart. The Indian Ducks and Their Allies. Bombay Natural History Society,1908. Bound in half green morocco, TEG. Thirty color plates by H. Grönvold, G.E. Lodge,and J.G. Keulemans. Updated book edition based on a series of articles which originallyappeared in the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. This edition is limited to1200 copies. 292 pp. #B412 - $200.00
BARTSCH, Paul, Harald Alfred REHDER, and Beulah E. SHIELDS. A Bibliography andShort Biographical Sketch of William Healey Dall. Smithsonian MiscellaneousCollections Volume 104, Number 15, 96 pp, 1946. Original wrappers. #B485 - $20.00
BAXTER, Evelyn V.; Lenora Jeffrey RINTOUL. The Birds of Scotland: Their History,Distribution, and Migration. Two Volumes. Oliver and Boyd, 1953. Volume One, pp. 1-352. Volume Two, pp. 357-763. Dust jackets chipped. Color frontis plates, black and whitephotographs. Color fold-out map. #B360 - $200.00
BEEBE, C. William. Two Bird-Lovers in Mexico. Houghton Mifflin, 1905. Covers wornand somewhat soiled. A delightful recount of the author and his wife's adventures inMexico. 374 pp. #R1407097 - $95.00
BIGLAND, John. Bigland's History of Birds, Fishes, Reptiles and Insects. Philadelphia:John Grigg: 1831. Half leather over boards. Binding worn, text foxed. Eleven hand-coloredlithographic plates, nine of birds including frontis of Am. Gros Beak and Baltimore Oreoleor Hanging Bird. 179 pp. #BR484 - $75.00
BREWSTER, William. Birds of the Cape Region of Lower California. Bulletin of theMuseum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, Vol. XLI. No. 1, 1902. Originalwrappers. One fold-out map. 241 pp. Baja California, Mexico. #B386 - $45.00
BROOKS, T.M., N.J. COLLAR, R.E. GREEN, S.J. MARSDEN and D.J. PAIN, Editors. TheScience of Bird Conservation: A Special Issue in Memory of Colin Bibby. BirdConservation International, Vol 18, Supplement 1, 2008. 262 pp. Paper.#B134 - $25.00
BRYANT, Harold C. Habits and Food of the Roadrunner in California. UC Publications inZoology, Vol. 17, No. 5, pp. 21-58, 1916. B&W plates. Original wrappers.#B450 - $10.00
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BUXTON, John. The Redstart. New Naturalist Monographs Number 2, 1950. 180 pp.First edition. Good hardcover in price-clipped dust jacket. Book is cocked, dust jacketand last few pages oil stained. 180 pp. #R30196 - $45.00
BYERS, Clive, Jon CURSON, and Urban OLSSON. Sparrows and Buntings: A Guide tothe Sparrows and Buntings of North America and the World. Houghton Mifflin, 1995.Dust jacket. 39 color plates. A comprehensive guide (in the Helm series) to 110 species.334 pp. #R30022 - $15.00
CATESBY, Mark. The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands.Savannah: The Beehive Press, 1974. Catalogue volume, limited to 1700 copies, with black& white reproductions of Catesby's plates from a copy of the Third Edition (1771).Colored maps on endpapers, bound in green linen. Folio (20.5 in x 14.5 in) Containing 220figures of Birds, Beasts, Fishes, Serpents, Insects and Plants by the late Mark Catesby,F.R.S. Introduction by George Frick and notes by Joseph Ewan. Separate color plate of'Large White Bill'd Woodpecker' (Ivory-billed Woodpecker) laid in.
#AH1609 - $275.00
CHAPMAN, Frank M. The Birds of the Vicinity of New York City: A Guide to the LocalCollection in the Department of Ornithology. Reprinted from American Museum JournalVol. VI., Nos. 2 and 3, 1906. Worn wrappers. 96 pp. #B447 - $20.00
CHASEN, Fredrick Nutter. A Handlist of Malaysian Birds. Bulletin of the Raffles Museum,Singapore, Straits Settlements, No. 11, December, 1935. Original red wrappers, front wrapperdetached. Folding map. A Systematic List of the Birds of the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra,Borneo and Java, Including the Adjacent Small Islands. 389 pp. #B407 - $45.00
CLARKE, William Eagle. Studies in Bird Migration. Two hardcover volumes. Gurneyand Jackson. 1912. Volume I, 323 pp.; Volume II, 346 pp. Maps, weather charts, and otherillustrations. Black and white photographs. #BR479 - $39.00
CURSON, Jon. Warblers of the Americas: An Identification Guide. Houghton Mifflin,1994. Dust jacket. 36 color plates illustrate all 116 species. The first comprehensive guideto all warblers found in the Americas. 252 pp. #11168 - $10.00
DELACOUR, J. and P. JABOUILLE. Les Oiseaux de l'Indochine Française. Paris:Exposition Coloniale Internationale. 1931. Tome I-IV. Four volumes in original wrappers.Spines darkened, some chipping to wrappers. Text block not tight in Volume I. Pagesunopened, can be cut on request. The classic work on the avifauna of French Indochina(present day Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia). Sixty-seven plates, sixty-six in color, after H.Grönvold. Some plates bound out of order. Maps. 'An important faunal work on the birdsof a large and hitherto obscure area, the ornithology of which is still comparatively littleknown.' Mengel. #B376 - $700.00
ERICKSON, Mary M. Territory, Annual Cycle, and Numbers in Population of Wren-tits(Chamea fasciata). University of California Publications in Zoology: Volume 42, No. 5,pp. 247-334, 1938. B&W photographs. Original wrappers. 87 pp. #Z04060203 - $10.00
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ERSKINE, Anthony J. Buffleheads. Canadian Wildlife Service, 1971. B&W photos,illustrations, maps and tables. Somewhat worn hardcover. 240 pp. #R9121004 - $20.00
FAANES, Craig A. Birds of the St. Croix River Valley: Minnesota and Wisconsin. USFish & Wildlife Service, 1981. North American Fauna No. 73. Paperback. 196 pp.
#Z06050410-2 - $10.00
FINLAYSON, Clive. Birds of the Strait of Gibraltar. T&AD Poyser. 1992. Dust jacket.Clive Finlayson, a native of the Rock, presents a fascinating account of the region and itsresident and transitory bird life. Drawings by Ian WILLIS. 534 pp. #13769 - $45.00
FISHER, James. Bird Recognition. Pelican Books. Three volume set. Volume One: Sea-birds and Waders. Volume 2: Birds of Prey and Water-Fowl. Volume 3: Rails, Game-birdsand Larger Perching and Singing Birds. Maps, charts plus black and white photographs.Paperbacks. #B354 - $18.00
FRIEDMANN, Herbert and Foster D. SMITH, Jr. A Contribution to the Ornithology ofNortheastern Venezuela. Smithsonian Institution. 1950. From the Proceedings of theUnited States National Museum Volume 100, pp. 411-538, 1950. Together with A FurtherContribution to the Ornithology of Northeastern Venezuela, Volume 104, pp. 463-524,1955. Includes a complete list of the avifauna recorded from the region. Original wrappersand self-wrappers. #R10010505 - $10.00
FUERTES, Louis Agassiz and Wilfred Hudson OSGOOD. Artist and Naturalist in Ethiopia.Garden City: Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc., 1936. Sixteen color plates printed onheavy paper are representative of the last work produced by Fuertes. Concurrent day-to-day diaries of Fuertes and Osgood recording their experiences on the Field MuseumExpedition to Ethiopia in 1926. 249 pp. #R30057 - $60.00
FURNESS, Robert W. The Skuas. T. & A. D. Poyser. 1987. Maps, diagrams, photographs,and tables. Dust jacket. 363 pp. #R4070107 - $45.00
GOODWIN, Derek. Pigeons and Doves of the World. Cornell University Press, 1977.American edition of the Second Edition (1970) published by the British Museum (NaturalHistory). Illustrations by Robert Gillmor. Dust jacket. 446 pp. #B490 - $15.00
GOSSE, Philip Henry. A Naturalist's Sojourn in Jamaica. London: Longman, Brown,Green, and Longmans. 1851. Original cloth, rebacked in good condition. With 3 plates oftinted views and 5 of hand-colored fauna. Formerly in the Library of the Natural HistorySociety of Maryland. 508 pp. #B252 - $350.00
GRAVE, B.H. and Ernest P. WALKER. The Birds of Wyoming: With an Explanation ofRecent Changes in Their Distribution, Economic Aspects Also Considered. Universityof Wyoming, 1913. Original brown wrappers. 137 pp. #B385 - $40.00
GREENBERG, Russell. The Winter Exploitation Systems of Bay-breasted and Chestnut-sided Warblers in Panama. Berkeley: UC Publications in Zoology, Volume 116, 1984.Paper. 107 pp. #13772 - $20.00
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GROSS, Alfred O. The Heath Hen. Boston: Memoris of the Boston Society of NaturalHistory, Volume 6, Number 4, pp. 489- 588, 1928. B&W plates 42-50. Color frontis by LouisAgassiz FUERTES. Hinges tender. Corners worn. $C106 - $250.00
HACHISUKA, Marquess. Contributions on the Birds of Hainan. The OrnithologicalSociety of Japan, 1939. Bound in red cloth, original card covers bound in. Introduction inEnglish and Japanese. Annotated species list in English. Inscribed by the author to T.T.Momiyama on title page. Hainan, the southernmost island of China, was occupied by theJapanese Imperial Navy in 1939. Hachisuka's introduction describes the geography andclimatic conditions and includes a history of ornithological exploration of the island. Arare association copy. 123 pp. #B404 - $60.00
HARRISON, James M. The Birds of Kent. London: H.F. & G. Witherby, 1953. Two volumeset. Volume one, 510 pp., and Volume two, 312 pp. With illustrations in color by the author.A detailed treatment of the birds of an English county. Bumped corners. 822 pp.
#R30080 - $65.00
HERRICK, Francis Hobart. The American Eagle: A Study in Natural and Civil History.New York: D. Appleton-Century, 1934. B&W photos. Dust jacket missing a few chunks.267 pp. #Z10020403 - $30.00
HOWARD, H. Eliot. The British Warblers: A History with Problems of Their Lives.London: R.H. Porter, 1907-1914. Two volumes. Worn half leather. Shelf wear, slight insectdamage to covers. Volume I: 17 color plates and 30 photogravures; Volume II: 18 colorplates and 21 photogravures. A detailed study of the life histories of British Warblers,with a philosophical discussion of the instincts and habits of the various species. Fineillustrations by Henrik Grönvold. #B359 - $700.00
JARDINE, Sir William. The Naturalist's Library Vol. XIII. Ornithology. Flycatchers byW. SWAINSON. London: Henry G. Bohn, nd. Portrait frontis, hand-colored vignette titlepage of the Green Tody. In all, 33 hand-colored plates in this volume. Memoir of BaronHaller. Gilt decorated red cloth separating at spine. 256 pp. #B260 - $125.00
JOHNSGARD, Paul A. The Quails, Partridges, and Francolins of the World. OxfordUniversity Press. 1988. Paintings by Major Henry JONES. Range maps. Rubbed dustjacket. 264 pp. #R09031906 - $85.00
JOHNSON, Virginia W. Travels of an American Owl: A Satire. Claxton, Remsen &Haffelfinger. 1971. Twelve chapters, each illustrated with a full page silhouette by AugustusHoppin and engraved by Jasper Green. An amusing tale of the travels of Tib, a youngscreech owl. Decorated green cloth. Ex-library, cocked. 179 pp. #BR162 - $75.00
KEMP, Alan. The Birds of Prey of Southern Africa. Johannesburg: Winchester Press.1980. Standard Subscribers edition limited to 1500 copies. 140 color plates by ClaudeGibney FINCH-DAVIES, illustrating all the birds of prey, including, owls, known in southernAfrica at the beginning of the 20th Century. Kemp’s text includes a biography of FINCH-DAVIES and species accounts of the birds of prey depicted. Dust jacket, card slipcase.339 pp. #R1508031 - $200.00
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KEELER, Charles A. Evolution of the Colors of North American Land Birds. SanFrancisco: California Academy of Sciences, 1893. Nineteen plates, many in color, severaldouble-paged. 361 pp. Red buckram, ex-library, hinges reinforced. Original wrappers laid-in. #B228 - $200.00
KIYOSU, Yukiyasu. The Birds of Japan. Three Volumes. Tokyo: Kodansha, nd (1952?).Text in Japanese. Taxonomic names in English and Japanese. Volume I: Passers (bindingcracked between pp. 2 & 3); Volume II: Cypseli to Limicolae (several signatures loose);Volume III: Lari to Galli. Illustrated throughout with b&w photos of birds and habitats.Range maps. Color plates of birds, feathers and eggs. Leather spines with gilt illustrationon covers in worn slipcases. #B429 - $225.00
LANGRAND, Olivier. Guide to the Birds of Madagascar. New Haven: Yale UniversityPress, 1990. Forty color plates by Vincent BRETAGNOLLE. Detailed species accounts.Dust jacket. 364 pp. #11049U - $25.00
LATHAM, Simon. Lathams Falconry: or The Lure and Cure in Two Books and LathamsNew and Second Book of Faulconry. Monterey: Bate and Slice Society, 1957. Facsimilereprint of the original 1633 edition, limited to 250 copies of which this is Number 167. Fullleather binding. Extensive yellow highlighting in the Table of Contents and first 16 pagesof text. 148 pp. #B467 - $450.00
LINSDALE, Jean M. Birds of a Limited Area in Eastern Kansas. University of KansasScience Bulletin Vol. XVIII, April 1928, No. 11, pp. 517-626. #Z10030409-2 - $15.00
LOCKLEY, R.M. & Rosemary RUSSELL. Bird-Ringing: The Art of Bird Study by IndividualMarking. Crosby Lockwood & Son. 1953. Details of trapping birds and field equipment.B&W illustrations and photographs. Ex-library. 119 pp. #B486 - $15.00
MARCHAM, Frederick George. Louis Agassiz Fuertes and the Singular Beauty ofBirds. New York: Harper & Row. 1971. Retrospective of his painting with text drawn fromhis letters written from the field. Dust jacket. 220 pp. #R14082606 - $35.00
MAYNARD, C.J. Eggs of North American Birds. Boston: De Wolfe, Fiske & Co., 1890.Illustrated with ten hand-colored plates. An annotated list of North American birds, withshort descriptions and measurements of their eggs, note on distribution and occasionalother remarks. Ex-library, binding tender. #B451 - $95.00
MEINERTZHAGEN, R. Pirates and Predators: The Piratical and Predatory Habits ofBirds. Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd. 1959. Eighteen color plates by G.E. Lodge, Millais, andothers and b&w drawings and photographs. Chipped dust jacket. Insect chewing topigment on boards. 230 pp. #R1409123T - $60.00
MERRIAM, C. Hart. Results of a Biological Reconnoissance of south-central Idaho.Washington: GPO, 1891. North American Fauna No. 5. General Results and AnnotatedLists of Mammals and Birds by Merriam. Annotated List of Reptiles and Batrachians byLeonhard Stejneger. Three color plates by J.L. RIDGWAY. Worn and torn originalwrappers, lacking rear wrapper. 127 pp. #NAF5 - $40.00
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MERRIAM, C. Hart. Results of a Biological Survey of the San Francisco MountainRegion and Desert of the Little Colorado, Arizona. Washington: GPO, 1890. North AmericanFauna No. 3. General Results, Grand Canyon, and Annotated Lists of Mammals andBirds by Merriam. Annotated List of Reptiles and Batrachians by Leonhard STEJNEGER.Thirteen plates, some in color. Five maps in color, some folding. In chipped and wornoriginal wrappers. 136 pp. #NAF3 - $60.00
MERSHON, W.B. The Passenger Pigeon. New York: The Outing Publishing Company,1907. Nine full-page plates including three in color. Chipped dust jacket. 225 pp.
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MILLER, Olive Thorne. The First Book of Birds. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1899. Firstedition. Twenty plates (eight colored). Envelope attached to ffep post marked July 1902with 2 cent First Bureau Issue stamp and letter from the author. Edges and spine insectchewed. 149 pp. #BR139 - $25.00
MOMIYAMA, Toku T., Editor. Annotationes Ornithlogiae Orientalis. Tokyo: AthenaeiOrnithologici Momiyamici. Volume I, Numbers 1-5, 501 pp, 1927-1928. Illus with color andb&w plates, maps. Corners bumped and bent. #B395 - $75.00
MONTES DE OCA, Rafael. Hummingbirds and Orchids of Mexico. Mexico: EditorialFournier, 1963. Limited edition number 0293 of 1500. The introduction and text by RafaelMartín del Campo preceding the 59 color plates describe each hummingbird and orchiddepicted. Mylar protected dust jacket. Small folio. #B256 - $300.00
MORTON, Eugene, Kimberley YOUNG, & Mario RAMOS, Editors. Growing Points inNeotropical Migratory Bird Conservation. Special Issue of Bird ConservationInternational, Volume 4, Numbers 2/3, pp. 69-262, June/September, 1994. Symposiumpapers on bird migration in the Americas. Paperback. #Z05012702 - $30.00
MOUNTFORT, Guy. The Hawfinch. London: Collins. 1957. New Naturalist MonographsNumber 15, 1957. First edition in price clipped dust jacket which appears to have beentrimmed exposing a narrow strip of the green cloth boards. 176 pp. #NMN15 - $275.00
MURPHY, Robert Cushman. Oceanic Birds of South America. New York: AmericanMuseum of Natural History, 1936. Two volumes. Set No. 21 of the AMNH edition limitedto 1,200 copies. Sixteen plates from the paintings of F.L. JAQUES interspersed throughoutboth volumes. Photographs, maps, and other drawings. Inscribed by Murphy in 1947 onffep. Includes prospectus and order form from AMNH with plate of Peruvian Pelicans.Small spot of sticker residue on spine of Volume II. 1884 pp. #R31082 - $225.00
NELSON, Edward W. Report Upon Natural History Collections Made in Alaska Betweenthe Years 1877 and 1881. Washington: GPO, 1887. Part I: Birds of Alaska, with a PartialBibliography of Alaskan Ornithology, forms the bulk of the book (pp.19-226). Parts II, III,& IV are on mammals, fishes, and Lepidoptera. Twelve colored plates of birds by the R.& J.L. RIDGWAY. Rebound in green and brown cloth. Text block trimmed for binding,affecting some plate numbers at top edge. Plates bright and clean. Occasional pencil Xmarks in margins of text. 337 pp. #BR13787 - $145.00
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NETHERSOLE-THOMPSON, Desmond. The Dotterel. London: Collins, 1973. Color frontis.B&W photographs, maps and tables. Dust jacket. 288 pp. #B366 - $45.00
NETHERSOLE-THOMPSON, Desmond. The Snow Bunting. Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd,1966. 316 pp. First edition. Damp stain to corners of a few pages and edges. Dust jacketwrinkle and damp stain. #R1405223 - $45.00
NEWTON Ian & Penny OLSEN. Birds of Prey. New York, Facts on File, 1990. Withcontributions from the world's foremost raptor biologists. Color photos. Color illustrationsof many species by Tony PYRZAKOWSKI. Inscribed to Joseph J. Hickey by Stanley A.Temple in recognition of a lifetime devoted to the conservation of wildlife. A uniqueassociation copy. Hardcover. 240 pp. #R11090805 - $30.00
OBERHOLSER, Harry C. The Bird Life of Texas. Austin: University of Texas Press. 1974.Edited, with distribution maps and additional material, by Edgar B. KINCAID, Jr. Thirty-five full-page color plates from paintings by Louis Agassiz FUERTES as well as manyb&w illustrations. Vernon Bailey, Oberholser, and Fuertes began work on this monumentalstate book in 1901. Two volumes in worn slipcase with split bottom. #R30144 - $120.00
OATES, Eugene W. and W.T. Blandford. The Fauna of British India Including Ceylonand Burma. London: Taylor and Francis, 1889. Volume I-IV (Birds), 1889-1898. Text figures.Volumes I & II by Oates, Volumes III & IV by Blandford. The ornithological numbers in aseries of eight volumes. Four volumes in scuffed red leather, hinges reinforced. Marginalnotes and some species names underlined in pencil. #B492 - $240.00
PENNANT, Thomas. Indexes to the Ornithologie of the Comte de Buffon and the PlanchesEnluminées. London: B. White & Son, 1786. Pennant produced two indices to the ninevolume edition Comte de Buffon's Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux, one to the text andthe other to the plates. The present volume, covering les Plances Enluminees, providesboth the Linnaean and English (after Latham) names of the birds of the 1008 speciesdepicted in the plates. A curious and apparently scarce publication. Includes a list of Mr.Pennant's works. Bound in lime buckram, some pencilled numbers. #B491 - $50.00
POOLE, Earl L. A Half Century of Bird Life in Berks County Pennsylvania. ReadingPublic Museum and Art Gallery Bulletin No. 19, 1947. Annotated list of the birds in BerksCounty, Southeastern Pennsylvania. With b&w illustrations by the author. Paperback.139 pp. #R1511111 - $20.00
PRYNNE, Michael. Egg-Shells: An Informal Dissertation on Birds' Eggs in Their EveryAspect and Also Embodying the Repair and Care of Birds' Eggs. London: Barrie &Rockliff, 1963. Part 1: The Collector and the Egg. Part Two: The Repair and Care of Birds'Eggs. Part Three: Probing Other Problems. Color plates, black and white photographsand illustrations. Covers stained. 304 pp. #B401 - $70.00
RIDGELY, Robert S. and Guy TUDOR. The Birds of South America. Austin: University ofTexas Press. Volume I: The Oscine Passerines, 516 pp., 1989 and Volume II: The SuboscinePasserines, 814 pp., 1994. Color plates by Guy TUDOR. First printings of both volumesinscribed by Ridgely. Only volumes published to date. #10979S - $150.00
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RIDGWAY, Robert and Herbert FRIEDMANN. The Birds of North and Middle America:A Descriptive Catalog. Washington: United States National Museum, Bulletin 50, 1901-1950. Complete in 11 volumes. Mixed bindings: Parts I, II, III, VI, and VIII in originalUSNM decorated green cloth; Parts IV, V, and VII in new green cloth,; Parts IX, X, and XIin original wrappers. Binding cracked in Part VIII. A Descriptive Catalog of the HigherGroups, Genera, Species, and Subspecies of Birds Known to Occur in North America,from the Arctic Lands to the Isthmus of Panama, the West Indies and Other Islands of theCaribbean Sea, and the Galapagos Archipelago. #B394 - $375.00
RIPLEY, S. Dillon. Rails of the World: A Monograph of the Family Rallidae. David RGodine. 1977. With forty-one color plates after paintings by J. Fenwick LANSDOWNE.Includes a chapter on fossil species by Storrs L. OLSON. 406 pp. Together with prospectusand letter from Godine. Deluxe edition, half leather over linen boards in slipcase. No. 52 ofan edition limited to 400 copies. Signed by author and illustrator. #B377 - $225.00
RIPLEY, S. Dillon. Trail of the Money Bird: 30,000 Miles of Adventure With a Naturalist.Harper & Brothers, 1942. Covers worn, cocked. 305 pp. #R30162 - $12.00
RISING, James D. A Guide to the Identification and Natural History of the Sparrows ofthe United States and Canada. Academic Press, 1996. Twenty-seven color plates byDavid BEADLE. Range maps, line drawings. Paperback. 365 pp. #10808 - $25.00
SALOMONSEN, Finn. Gronlands Fugle/The Birds of Greenland. Copenhagen: EjnarMunksgaard, 1950-51. Watercolors by GITZ-JOHANSEN with birds portrayed againststriking pastel landscapes. Parallel text in Danish and English. Bound in full black calf.Folding map laid-in. 608 pp. #R31101 - $200.00
SAUNDERS, Aretas A. Ecology of the Birds of Quaker Run Valley, Allegany State Park,New York. New York State Museum Handbook 16, 1936. Fold out map and chart.Paperback. 174 pp. #R12022006 - $10.00
SAUNDERS, Aretas A. Studies of Breeding Birds in the Allegany State Park. NY StateMuseum Bulletin No. 318, 1938. Fold out map. Paperback. 160 pp. #R12022009 - $10.00
SCOTT, William Earl Dodge, R. Bowdler SHARPE, and Witmer STONE. Reports of thePrinceton University Expeditions to Patagonia, 1896-1899. Volume II, Ornithology.Originally published in five parts, 1904-1927. Parts I-IV by Scott and Sharpe, Part V byWitmer Stone. Bound here in two volumes, wrappers bound in. Fifteen plates, fourteen ofwhich are hand-colored lithographs after J.G. KEULEMANS. Text figures throughout.Many pages unopened. Publication delayed following the death of the original authorsand the onset of World War I. 857 pp. #B375 - $900.00
SEEBOHM, Henry. The Geographical Distribution of the Family Charadriidae or thePlovers, Sandpipers, Snipes & Allies. London: Henry Sotheran & Co., 888. First issuewith the Slender-Billed Dotterel as the color frontispiece. Contains superior coloring of21 hand-colored lithographs by J.G. KEULEMANS. Professionally rebacked. Wear tocorners and head and tail of spine. Bookplates on fep, one obliterated. Plate XI (SomaliCourser) moderately foxed. 524 pp. #R31108 - $2,500.00
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SHARPE, Bowdler R. A Hand-Book to the Birds of Great Britain. London: EdwardLloyd, 1896-97. Volumes I-IV in Lloyd's Natural History series. Inner hinges weak, crackedin Volumes I and II. Shelf wear. Color plates throughout. #B175 - $100.00
SHELLEY, G.E. A Handbook of the Birds of Egypt. London: John Van Voorst. 1872. Areview of the birds previously recorded or collected by the author on his travels toEgypt, up the Nile from Alexandria to the Second Cataract with an excursion to Faroom.Fourteen fine hand-colored lithographs by J.G. Keuleman (Plate XIV bound out of order).Crudely rebacked, pp.103-106 loose. Marginal notations in ink by previous owner W.G.Van Dyck. 342 pp. #DW140901 - $300.00
SMITH, Stuart. The Yellow Wagtail. London: Collins, 1950. New Naturalist MonographsNumber 4, 1950. First edition in price-clipped dust jacket. 178 pp. #B381 - $20.00
SMYTHIES, Bertram E. The Birds of Burma. Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1953. Second(Revised) Edition. Thirty-one color plates by A.M. HUGHES. Folding map. Includessystematic list of the birds of Burma (Myanmar). 668 pp. Worn and rubbed dust jacket.
#R31117 - $30.00
SPAULDING, Edward S. The Quails. New York: MacMillan, 1949. Six color plates byFrancis Lee JAQUES. 123 pp. Chipped dust jacket. #B414 - $20.00
STEJNEGER, Leonhard. Results of Ornithological Explorations in the CommanderIslands and Kamtschatka. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1885. USNM BulletinNo. 29. Eight tissue protected hand-colored lithographic plates of bird heads. Sketchmap of Kamtschatka and adjacent countries. Ex-library (The Natural History Society ofMaryland) in chipped and worn original grey wrapper. Front wrapper nearly detached.Scarce. 382 pp. #B408 - $375.00
STEWART, Robert E. and Chandler S. ROBBINS. Birds of Maryland and the District ofColumbia. North American Fauna Number 62. Washington: GPO, 1958. Maps. 401 pp.Original wrappers. Inscribed by both authors. #Z10110903 - $25.00
STONHAM, Charles. The Birds of the British Islands in Twenty Parts. London: E.Grant Richards, 1906-1911. Illustrated with 318 monochrome drawings by L.M. MEDLAND,each plate protected by a guard sheet with descriptive letterpress. Parts I-XX in originalwrappers showing varying degrees of wear, front wrapper of Part I detached. Lacksfolding maps. #C102 - $400.00
SUTTON, George Miksch. The Exploration of Southampton Island, Hudson Bay.Pittsburgh: Carnegie Museum, 1932. Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum: Volume XII, PartI, Section 1, Prefatory; Section 2, Introductory; and Section 3, Bibliography of Part I andII, Section 2. Part II, Zoology: Section 1, The Mammals of Southampton Island, by Suttonand William J. Hamilton, Jr.; Section 2, The Birds of Southampton Island; Section 3, SomeFishes of Southampton Island by Arthur W. Henn. Complete Parts I and II rarely offeredtogether. Twenty-four plates composed of black and white photographs and four colorplates by SUTTON. Bound in blue buckram with leather spine label. #B371 - $300.00
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SUTTON, George Miksch. Portraits of Mexican Birds: Fifty Selected Paintings. Norman:University of Oklahoma Press, 1975. Sutton’s paintings reproduced here represent a timespan of 35 years of field work in Mexico. Each full page color plate has a facing page oftext of the artist’s observations on the species. Dust jacket, fore edge foxing. Small folio.106 pp. Collotype prints of four of the species found in this volume may be purchasedfrom Buteo Books. #B494 - $35.00
SWARTH, Harry S. The Avifauna of the Galapagos Islands. San Francisco: CaliforniaAcademy of Sciences, Occasional Paper XVIII, 1931. Folding map. Original wrappers,unopened. 299 pp. #B413 - $22.50
SWARTH, Harry S. Birds and Mammals of the Skeena River Region of Northern BritishColumbia. UC Publications in Zoology, Vol 24, No, 3, pp.315-394, 1924. B&W photos.Bound in marbled boards, original wrappers bound in. #B403 - $22.00
SWARTH, Harry S. Report on a Collection of Birds and Mammals from VancouverIsland. UC Publications in Zoology, Vol 10, No, 1, pp.1-124, 1912. B&W photos, map.Green cloth, original wrappers bound in. #B403 - $35.00
TAKA-TSUKASA, Nobusuke. The Birds of Nippon. Tokyo: Maruzen Company, 1967.Maps, three color plates. Covers game and shorebirds with a supplement on parrots.Published posthumously. 701 pp. Red & black cloth with plain dust jacket in worn andsoiled slipcase. Last signature in index starting to separate from binding. 701 pp.
#B396 - $175.00
TAYLOR, Henry Reed. Taylor's Standard American Egg Catalogue. Alameda: H.R.Taylor.1904. Second edition. Collector's Handbook. A Correct Basis for the Exchange of Nestsand Eggs Arranged with Margin for Check-list. Directory of prominent Oologists. Originalwrappers. 92 pp. ($350 for California Vulture egg!) #B489 - $20.00
THORBURN, A. British Birds. Volumes I-IV. Longman's, Green and Co. Volume I, FourthEdition, 143 pp., 20 plates; Volume II, Fourth Edition, 72 pp., 20 plates; Volume III, ThirdEdition, 87 pp., 20 plates.; Volume IV, Fourth Edition, 116 pp., 22 plates. Each volume ofthis new edition dated 1918 with a total of 82 stubbed-in plates on heavy card stock. Fourvolumes bound in red cloth, teg. Spines dull, some bubbling to the cloth of Volume IV.
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THORBURN, Alexander. A Naturalist's Sketch Book. London: Longmans, Green andCo., 1919. Limited Edition No. 101 of 105. Sixty plates mounted on card stock with tissueguards: twenty-four in color and thirty-six in black & white depicting birds and a handfulof mammals. 'This series of water color and pencil sketches reproduced in this volumehave been gathered from various sketch books and portfolios, representing part of thecongenial though by no means easy labour of some thirty years, and were drawn mostlydirect from life in many parts of the British Islands, with a few pictures, showing thebirds in their natural surroundings, have been added.' A. T. TEG. Some insect chewingto boards, bumped corners. Folio, 13 1/2 in x 16 in. #B424 - $350.00
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TUCK, Leslie M. The Snipes: A Study of the Genus Capella. Canadian Wildlife Services.1972. Focus on Wilson's Snipe, Capella gallinago delicata. Color frontis, photographs,maps and illustrations. Bumped corners. 428 pp. #B356 - $15.00
TURNER, Angela and Chris ROSE. Swallows & Martins: An Identification Guide andHandbook. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1989. A reference to the biology andecology of the 74 species of swallows and martins throughout the world. Illustrated withcolor plates. Dust jacket. 258 pp. #14287 - $10.00
TURNER, L.M. Contributions to the Natural History of Alaska. Washington: GovernmentPrinting Office, 1886. Results of investigations made chiefly in the Yukon District and theAleutian Islands: Conducted under the auspices of the Signal Service, United StatesArmy, extending from May, 1874, to August, 1881. Fourteen b&w plates of fish, (fishplate XV blank) and eleven colored bird plates by R. & J.L. RIDGWAY with tissue guards(Plate XI bound out of order). Worn original black cloth. 226 pp. #CONTAK - $175.00
UCHIDA, Seinosuke. Photographs of Bird-Life in Japan. Tokyo: Sanseido Co. Volume I,1930 and Volume II - Birds of Mt. Fuji, 1931. Parallel text in English and Japanese. Illustratedthroughout with black & white photographs of birds, nests, and fledglings. An occasionalcolor photograph. Original embossed cloth with faded and worn spines. Water stain tocovers of Volume I. #B419 - $150.00
VAN ROSSEM, A.J. Report on a Collection of Land Birds From Sonora, Mexico.Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History Volume VI, No. 19, pp. 237-304,1931. Map. Original wrappers. #B389 - $12.00
VAN TYNE, Josselyn and George Miksch SUTTON. The Birds of Brewster County,Texas. Michigan Museum of Zoology, Miscellaneous Publication No. 37, 1937. Colorfrontis of Fuertes' Red-tailed Hawk. B&W photos. Paperback. 119 pp. #13469 - $10.00
VAURIE, Charles. The Birds of the Palearctic Fauna: A Systematic Reference. London:H.F. & G. Witherby. Volume 1: Passeriformes, 1959, 762 pp., lacking dust jacket. Volume 2:Non-Passeriformes, 1965, 763 pp, in chipped dust jacket. #Z0311063 - $225.00
VAURIE, Charles. Tibet and its Birds. London: H.F. & G. Witherby Limited, 1972. Vauriecovers the history of ornithological exploration in Tibet, discusses the distribution of itsavifauna, and summarizes what little is known about migration. Systematic list of 505species. Color plates by A. SINGER. TEG. Dust jacket. 407 pp. #B355 - $75.00
VERBEEK, Nicolaas A.M. The Exploitation System of the Yellow-billed Magpie. Universityof California Publications in Zoology: Volume 99, 1973. Detailed life history of California'sonly endemic species. Paperback. 58 pp. #B481 - $15.00
WALPOLE-BOND, John. A History of Sussex Birds. Volumes I-III. London: H.F. & G.Witherby, 1938. Volume I, 381 pp.; Volume II, 384 pp.; Volume III, 384 pp. With fifty-threecolor plates by Philip RICKMAN. TEG. Lightly bumped corners. #B392 - $175.00
WETMORE, Alexander & Bradshaw H. SWALES. The Birds of Haiti and the DominicanRepublic. Smithsonian Institution. 1931. USNM Bulletin 155. B&W plates after paintings
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by Allan BROOKS. B&W photographs. Foldout map. Annotated list with descriptionsand discussion of each species on the island of Hispaniola. Original wrappers, frontwrapper detached. 483 pp. #R1406183P - $20.00
WETMORE, Alex. Birds of Porto Rico. Washington: GPO, 1916. Government of PortoRico, Board of Commissioners of Agriculture, Insular Experiment Station, Bulletin No. 15.Color frontis of Puerto Rican Tody by Louis Agassiz FUERTES, additional b&w platesby Fuertes. Folding map. Original wrappers, a bit soiled. 140 pp. #B445 - $85.00
WETMORE, Alex. The Birds of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands: Colymbiformes toColumbiformes. New York Academy of Sciences: Scientific Survey of Porto Rico and theVirgin Islands, Volume IX, Part 3, pp. 243-406, 1927. Original wrappers, water stain andchips to top edge of final pages and section of plates. #B446 - $20.00
WHEELER, Geo. M. & John J. STEVENSON. Report Upon Geographical and GeologicalExplorations and Surveys West of the One Hundredth Meridian: Volume V - Zoology.Washington: Government Printing Office, 1875. Reports upon the Zoological CollectionsObtained from Portions of Nevada, Utah, California, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizonaduring the years 1871, 1872, 1873, and 1874. In 16 chapters illustrated by 45 plates and 3wood-cuts. Fifteen color plates of birds and 6 of lepidoptera. Mammals by Elliott COUESand H.C. YARROW; Birds by H.W. HENSHAW; Batrachians and Reptiles by YARROW;Fishes by E.D. COPE and YARROW. Additional chapters on insects, mollusca, andleeches by various authors. Bird plates by R. RIDGWAY bright. Original cloth, rebacked.A massive volume, 1021 pp. #B480 - $700.00
WHITTELL, Hubert Massey. The Literature of Australian Birds: A History and aBibliography of Australian Ornithology. Perth: Paterson Brokensha, 1954. First edition.32 b&w plates. Original brown cloth, boards bumped and creased. A scarce reference.788 pp. (Also available, Martino reprint, 1994. #BR494 - $45.00) #13799 - $150.00
WHYMPER, Charles. Egyptian Birds: For the Most Part Seen in the Nile Valley. London:A&C Black. 1909. Fifty-one tissue guarded color plates by the author. With maps andillustrations. Starting at inner hinges, head of spine is chipped and torn. Some foxing.Original illustrated cover and spine. TEG. 221 pp. #Z07112912 - $65.00
WILSON, Alexander & T.M. BREWER. Wilson’s American Ornithology, with Notes ByJardine:. H.S. Samuels. 1852. To Which is Added a Synopsis of American Birds,Including Those Described By Bonaparte, Audubon, Nuttall, and Richardson by T.M.Brewer. New York: H.S. Samuels, 1852. Reprint of Brewer's edition (1839). Platesreproduced in b&w. Contains the entirety of Wilson's charming text. Rebound in burgundybuckram with leather spine label. #B189 - $120.00
WINKLER, Hans, David A. CHRISTIE & David NURNEY. Woodpeckers: An IdentificationGuide to the Woodpeckers of the World. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 1995. 64 color plates.In this book, all 214 species of woodpeckers, including the little-known and enigmatictiny Piculets, mainly of South America, are described and illustrated, and information isgiven on their distributions, habitats, and habits. Dust jacket. 406 pp.
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ALDEN, Peter & John GOODERS. Finding Birds Around the World. Boston: HoughtonMifflin, 1981. 683 pp. #11158 - $5.00
ALI, Salim & S. Dillon RIPLEY. A Pictorial Guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent.Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1983. 106 plates by John Henry DICK. $14059 - $5.00
BENT, Arthur Cleveland. Life Histories of North American Marsh Birds. New York:Dover, 1963. Paperback reprint of USNM Bulletin 235, 1926. #10006 - $5.00
DICKINSON, E.C. & J.V. REMSEN, JR., Editors. The Howard and Moore CompleteChecklist of the Birds of the World. 4th Edition. Volume One, Non-passerines. AvesPress, 2013. 461 pp. #HMC1 - $5.00
DORST, Jean. The Life of Birds. New York: Columbia University Press, 1974. Two volumes,718 pp. in all. #R11011301 - $5.00
HANCOCK, James A. Birds of the Wetlands. New York: Facts on File, 1981. Color photos.152 pp. #11851 - $5.00
JEHL, Joseph R., Jr. & Ned K. JOHNSON. A Century of Avifaunal Change in WesternNorth America. Cooper Ornithological Society, 1994. 348 pp. #SAB15 - $5.00
KEITH, Allan R. & Robert P. FOX. The Birds of New Hampshire. Cambridge: Memoirs ofthe Nuttall Ornithological Club No. 19, 2013. #NOCM19 - $5.00
KEMP, Alan. The Owls of Southern Africa. Cape Town: Struik Winchester, 1987. Paintingsby Simon CALBURN. Slipcase. 184 pp. #12199 - $5.00
LOCKLEY, R.M. Shearwaters. London: J.M. Dent or New York: Devi-Adair, 1942. 238 pp.#Z10021803 - $5.00
PENNY, Malcolm. The Birds of the Seychelles and the Outlying Islands. London: Collinsor New York:Taplinger, 1974. Illus by Chloe Talbot Kelly. #Z10051905 - $5.00
RATCLIFFE, Derek A. The Peregrine Falcon. Vermillion: Buteo Books, 1980. FirstAmerican edition. 416 pp. #12823 - $5.00
STOKES, Ted/ Birds of the Atlantic Ocean. New York: Macmillan, 1968. Paintings byKeith SHACKLETON. 156 pp. #Z10101206 - $5.00
TWOMEY, Arthur C. The Birds of the Uinta Basin, Utah. Pittsburgh: Annals of theCarnegie Museum, Vol. XXVIII, pp. 341-490, 1942. Original wrappers. #C108 - $5.00
WATSON, George E. Seabirds of the Tropical Atlantic Ocean. Washington: Smithsonian
WINTER SALE
Extinct Birds:An attempt to unite in one volume a short account of those Birds whichhave become extinct in historical times - that is, within the last six or
seven hundred years. To which are added a few which still exist, but are onthe verge of extinction.
Walter RothschildLondon: Hutchinson & Co., 1907.
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Forty-five colored plates by Keulemans, Lodge, Grönvold, Smitand Frohawk. Number 141 of an edition limited to 300 copies,signed by the author. Bibliography. Half black leather over greenboards. A heavy, imperial volume. Front hinge professionallyrepaired. Particulars of original purchase (25 pounds sterling)and customs documents to J.A. Mott of Des Moines laid in.Provenance of ownership and newspaper article from theChicago Sunday Tribune attached in part to front marbledendpapers. Plates are stubbed in.
The twenty-seven chromolithographic plates after Keulemans are among the finalefforts of his brilliant and prolific career as a bird artist. A rare book at aremarkable price.
#ES1409013 - $7,000.00
A Monograph of the Birds ofPrey (Order Accipitres)
H. Kirke Swann and Alexander WetmoreWheldon & Wesley, 1930
Beautifully bound in half red leather, raisedbands, gold decorations on spine. Top edgesgilt. Thirty-four colored plates after paintings byH. Grönvold, seventeen photogravures, and fivecolored egg plates. Published in 16 Parts, 1924-1945, in an edition limited to 412 copies.Wrappers bound in at the end of each volume.
#C116 - $1,500.00
