Ornithology Books

Lincoln. Photos, ills. Bound in green cloth with gilt lettering. Very minor ex-lib markings. First six volumes bound together.. Hard Cover. Very Good. (more information)

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photos, ills., maps, 32pp.. Large Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (more information)

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Albion, NY. A complete run from volume 5 - No. 1 (1888) to Vol. 58 - No. 12 (1941). 53 years are bound in 24 volumes, all nicely bound in library cloth, with a small "Boston Society of Natural History" printed in gilt at the bottom of the spine. Bound in green cloth with gilt lettering, spines slightly faded but legible. There are no library markings on the spine. Inside just a bookplate in front, library rules on a bookplate in the rear. No library pockets. The bindings show no wear. The volumes appear to have never been used, a handsome set on the shelf. Postage to be determined. Will not ship outside the US.. Hard Cover. Very Good. (more information)

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Ithaca: Cornell Univ Press, 2003. 208pp. ills. maps, color and b&w photos. Research on migration: evolution, flight behaviors, navigation, stopover ecology; specific research on the Blackpoll warbler, Broad-winged hawk, Sandhill crane, White-rumped sandpiper, Dunlin, hummingbird species. Conservation of migrating birds. Index. . Paperback. As New. (more information)

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New York: Penguin Books, 1996. 208pp. ills., maps. Essays on the habits and habitat of seabirds, shorebirds, horseshoe crabs, and other creatures in the Cape Henlopen area of Delaware Bay. . Trade Paperback. As New. Illus. by Grosz, Karin (ill.). 8vo.. (more information)

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New York: Putnam, 1928. 428pp. ills., photos, maps. Describes all the world's seabirds, with notes on identification and behavior. Chapters on each ocean and breeding areas of its bird species. Systematic checklist, index. 88 plates of ID drawings and b&w photos. Some wear around edged but tight. Nice bookplate.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. 12mo. (more information)

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New York: Putnam, 1963. 320pp. ills., photos, maps. Revised from 1928 first edition. Describes all the world's seabirds, with notes on identification and behavior. Chapters on each ocean and breeding areas of its bird species. Systematic checklist, index. 88 plates of ID drawings and b&w photos. . 2nd Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo. (more information)

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New Delhi: Bombay Natural History Society/Oxford, 1983. 180pp. ills, color plates, map ends. Depicts all species found in the subcontinent, on 106 color and b&w plates by John Henry Dick. Systematic index of bird species with notes on families, notes on plates, index. Color shift on spine from sun, corner clipped on front free end sheet, long inscription on title page by John Henry Dick, the artist.. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Dick, John H. (illustrator). 4to.. (more information)

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New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1988. 282pp. photos. Autobiography of the celebrated ornithologist (born 1898); his life and influences, research on birds in India, Asia and Europe, celebrated colleagues, thoughts on conservation. Appendix on organizing a bird survey. Glossary of Indian terms. Index.. Trade Paperback. Very Good. (more information)

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New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. (Ten volumes in a slipcase), 3121 pages, 102 color plates & 304 b/w illus., A thoroughly revised second edition with new plates, text revisions, and the addition of new subspecies, it includes information about long-range migration and taxonomic changes, along with life history information, accounts of behavior, ecology, and distribution and migration records. Published at $295.00. Still in original shrinkwrap.. Large Paperbacks. As New. (more information)

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New Delhi: Bombay Natural History Society/Oxford, 1996. 183pp. ills, color plates, map ends. Depicts all species found in the subcontinent, on 106 color and b&w plates by John Henry Dick. Systematic index of bird species with notes on families, notes on plates, index.. Second Edition, Revised. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Dick, John H. (illustrator). 4to.. (more information)

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King of Prussia, : W. Graham Arader III. 387-591 pp., 55 ills.,bibliography, small wrinkle at top of spine.. Reprint from Transactions of the America. Cloth. Very Good. 4to.. (more information)

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Boston: Marshall Jones Co., 1925. 350pp. photos, ills. color frontis. Introduction to ornithology and the interaction of birds and humans; feathers, colors, bills, feet, wings and bones; food, origin and distribution, ecological relations, eggs and nests, parasitic habits, senses and behavior, flight and song, migration, nomenclature, classification. Bibliography, index. Corners bumped, slightly shaken. . Cloth. Good. 8vo.. (more information)

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Boston: Boston Society of Natural History, 1909. 230 pp. Light stain on cover and endpage. (Occasional Papers of the Boston Society of Natural History VII). Cover chipped, spine gone, volume starting to become disbound.. Original Wraps. (more information)

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New York: National Audubon Society, 1942. Research Report No.2. 160pp. photos, maps. Color frontis by R.T. Peterson. Distribution, decline and recovery, migration and movement, factors affecting population, breeding behavior, food and feeding, plumages and molts, future conservation. Bibliography, index. Rubber stamp and small sticker show it is ex-library,. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 4to.. (more information)

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New York: National Audubon Society, 1942. Research Report No.2. 160pp. photos, maps. Color frontis by R.T. Peterson. Distribution, decline and recovery, migration and movement, factors affecting population, breeding behavior, food and feeding, plumages and molts, future conservation. Bibliography, index. Ex-library with ususal markings. Back cover torn/repaired. . Original Wraps. Very Good. 4to.. Ex-Library. (more information)

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New York: Viking Press, 1961. Special Limited Edition, #444 of 500. 256pp. 90 color photos, map ends. Slipcased, with a separate portfolio of 20 color plates from the book; cloth cover with color photo of white-tailed tropicbird pasted down on front. 98 species pictured in color with notes and ID guide, photographer biographies, index. Slipcase edges scuffed. The portfolio is usually missing, but present in this case.. Limited/Numbered. Cloth. Very Good/Slipcase. 4to.. (more information)

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New York: Viking Press, 1961. 256pp. map ends, color photo plates. Introduction to Caribbean birding; color photos of 98 spcies with notes on local names, description, range, families. Photographer biographies, bibliography, index. Top edge lightly sunned, ink inscription on title page. DJ delaminating, cloudy. Inside clean and tight.. Cloth. Very Good/Good. (more information)

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New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1966. 160pp. photos, maps. A paperback reprint of Allen's original 1942 monograph on the Roseate spoonbill. Distribution, decline and recovery, migration and movement, factors affecting population, breeding behavior, food and feeding, plumages and molts, future conservation. Bibliography, index. . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.. (more information)

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New York: National Audubon Society, 1956. 300pp. ills, color and b&w photos, maps. Research Report No. 5. Color frontis by Roger Tory Peterson. Flamingos of the world, distribution and migration, numbers, food and ecology, breeding cycle, conservation, mortality and protection. Bibliography, index. Small number label on spine, otherwise clean and tight. Nice copy.. Original Wraps. Very Good. Illus. by Peterson, R.T.P. (ill.). 4to. (more information)

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Mechanicsburg.: Stackpole Books, 2003. 181pp. Fun essays by the best current birding writers.. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. (more information)

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Washington, DC: American Ornithologists Union, 1957. 706pp. Checklist of the species of birds in North America north of Mexico, with Greenland, Bermuda, Baja California. Hypothetical list, indexes. Rubber stamp on outside edges and endpapers, . Fifth Edition, 3rd Printing (1975). Cloth. Very Good. 8vo.. (more information)

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Washington, DC: American Ornithologists Union, 1983. 877pp. The Species of Birds of North America from the Artic through Panama, Including the West Indies and Hawaiian Islands. Hypothetical list, indexes.. Sixth Edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8vo.. (more information)

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1957. 691 pp. Checklist of all North American species, Hypothetical List, Indexes.. Hard Cover. Very Good. (more information)

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Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Press, 1973. 240pp. ills., photos, maps.Field research on cactus wrens and curve-billed thrashers in Arizona. Habitat, winter behaviors, vocalizations, pair formation and territories, breeding, nestlings, replacement and dispersal, interspecific relationships. Bibliography, index. . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.. (more information)

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Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1997. Connie Herring Hooks Series #33. 172pp. ills., color photos. Natural history of the Prairie Falcon with full species description, seasonal behavior, comparisons with other raptors, falconry, captive breeding, effects of pesticides, habitat mitigation, effects of human contact ("raptor etiquette"). Bibliography, index. List $16.95.. Trade Paperback. As New/No Jacket. 8vo.. (more information)

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Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press, 1978. 112pp. ills. Foreword by J.F. Lansdowne. Describes the 18 species of corvids in the U.S., detailing their distinctive behaviors including social communication, tool using, play, nest-building, food caching, problem solving and social organization. Many wonderful black-and-white ink and scratchboard drawings by the author. Bibliography, index. Minor tiny tear on dust jacket, bookplate.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Tony Angell. 4to.. (more information)

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Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press, 1978. 112pp. ills. Foreword by J.F. Lansdowne. Describes the 18 species of corvids in the U.S., detailing their distinctive behaviors including social communication, tool using, play, nest-building, food caching, problem solving and social organization. Many wonderful black-and-white ink and scratchboard drawings by the author. Bibliography, index. Price-clipped dust jacket in protective Brodart jacket.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Tony Angell. 4to.. (more information)

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Seattle: Puget Sound Press/Univ.of Washington Press, 1984. 160pp. ills. maps. Habitats and ecological communities of Puget Sound, describing 129 species of sea and land birds and marine mammals; incl. status, distribution, food, critical habitat,range maps. Discusses threats from pollution and pressure from recreational and commercial water traffic. Black-and-white illustrations by Angell. . Second Printing.. Trade Paperback. As New. Illus. by Angell, T. (illustrator). 4to.. (more information)

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Dover Publications, 1973. Photos, drawings, sound spectrographs, bibliography, 343pp. Clean and tight.. Revised & Expanded Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. (more information)

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