Estreldid Finches of the World by Goodwin, Derek - 1982

London & Oxford: British Museum (Natural History) & Oxford University Press, 1982. Well illustrated with line drawings and distribution maps. eight colour plates, quarto, pp 328, fore-edge very slightly marked, two corners with very slight turns, otherwise extremely clean internally, blue cloth in very good condition, the dustwrapper has only the very slightest signs of use. A presentation copy from the library of the ornithologist Colin Harrison with inscription "To Colin, with best wishes Derek". [A survey of firetails, grassfinches, waxbills, munias, avadavats and parrot finches. In this, the third in his series on the bird groups, David Goodwin describes the estrildids, a colourful group that have long been popular as aviary birds. He deals with behaviour, biology, coloration, adaptive radiation and other aspects, describing each species in detail, and also gives information on keeping the birds. ]. A heavy book - extra postage may be needed.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good.