THE WATERBIRDS OF AUSTRALIA by Serventy, Vincent N. [Editor-In-Chief] - 1985

North Ryde, N.S.W., Australia: Angus & Robertson, 1985. xvii, + 331pp., colour-plate illustrations throughout, together with small distribution maps. Book clean and square. Spine firm, minimally bumped on heel. Black boards undamaged. Textblock unmarked. Colour, photographically-illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket slightly edgeworn, and has a repaired closed tear on heel of spine. This title is the second in the 'National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife' series, each a stand-alone volume. All the birds described in this book live in or around Australian estuaries, rivers or lakes - birds such as ducks, herons, storks, ibises, cranes and waterhens . . . Descriptions include: other names, measurements, description, adult/immature, variation, voice, food, habits, breeding, distribution and status. Contents include: Prelims., Introduction, Grebes, Herons - Egrets - Bitterns, Storks, Ibises and Spoonbills, Swans - Geese - Ducks, Rails - Crakes - Gallinules and Coots, Cranes, Eggs, Bibliography, Index. Book weight approx. 1.55KG. * Customers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. Please email for quote.. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.