Search Results: Titles starting with W from Buteo Books

MacMillan Publishing Co, 1975. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 255 pp. Hardcover in Very Good condition with a Good dust jacket. Slightly warped boards. Worn corners. Dust jacket has a tear out of the back cover and some minor edge wear. First American Edition. These 36 essays, written by his friends, illuminate every facet of the extraordinary Wystan Hugh Auden who, until his death in Vienna in September 1973, was the world's most celebrated poet. 100 photographs, many of them from family albums and never before published, illustrate every period of Auden's life, from the age of three to the last weeks before his death. There are also a very inclusive Chronology of events and works, an Introduction and a Valediction by Stephen Spender.

Journal of the Ornithological Society of New Zealand, 1999. Paperback. As new. Notornis- Journal of the Ornithological Society of New Zealand. Volume 46, Part 1, March 1999. A Tribute to Richard B. Sibson and Barrie D. Heather.

Wader Study Group, 1991. Paperback. Very Good. 107 pp. Paperback in very good condition. Bumped corners and crease to covers. Wader Study Group Bulletin, Number 61, Supplement, April 1991.

T. & A. D. Poyser Limited, 1991. Hardcover. Near Fine. Hardcover in near fine condition, minor bumped corners in price clipped dust jacket. Comprehensive accounts of the biology and behaviour, together with details of diet, song and calls of 18 species of waders mainly in their Scottish breeding haunts. Over 100 drawings by Donald Watson and a section of photographs.

Harkirat Singh Sangha, 2021. Hardcover. New. The most complete and up-to-date ‘fact book‘ to the waders of the Indian subcontinent including Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the Chagos. Comprehensive text about identification, status and distribution, habitat, behavior and breeding biology. The book is illustrated with more than 540 original paintings with concise captions opposite each color plate and over 450 carefully selected color photographs. Clear color distribution map for every species, based on verified records. Introduction includes information on wader habitats, threats and migration.

New York: Weathervane Books, 1987. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 252 pp. As new hardcover in dust jacket. A definitive work covering the US and Canada. Color plates. B & W illustrations.

Atglen, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Schiffer Pub Ltd, 1988. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback in very good condition. Color photographs.

Johns Hopkins University Press, 1983. 4th edition. Hardcover. As new/As New. Fourth edittion.Two hardcover volume As new in like dust jackets. A comprehensive reference work on mammals, covering more than 1,100 genera of mammals. Black and white photographs.

Harper Design, 2018. Hardcover. New. The complete illustrated history of birds from their earliest origins to today, featuring 300 full-color images drawn from the magnificent Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Wall of Birds mural, and a complete fold-out image of the entire mural. Commissioned to celebrate the centennial of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the epic 2,500-square-foot Wall of Birds mural - created by renowned artist Jane Kim over three years - depicts the 375-million-year evolution of birds. It is the only mural in the world to depict representatives from all 270 types of modern birds, in addition to twenty-seven other evolutionarily significant relatives, from the tiny five-inch Marvelous Spateultail hummingbird to the monstrous 30-foot Yutyrannus. Part homage, part artistic and sociological journey, The Wall of Birds tells the story of these species' remarkable evolution. With a foreword by John W. Fitzpatrick, Director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and full of lush photographs of… Read More

Harper Design, 2018. Hardcover. Near Fine. Damaged tail of spine.The complete illustrated history of birds from their earliest origins to today, featuring 300 full-color images drawn from the magnificent Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Wall of Birds mural, and a complete fold-out image of the entire mural. Commissioned to celebrate the centennial of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the epic 2,500-square-foot Wall of Birds mural - created by renowned artist Jane Kim over three years - depicts the 375-million-year evolution of birds. It is the only mural in the world to depict representatives from all 270 types of modern birds, in addition to twenty-seven other evolutionarily significant relatives, from the tiny five-inch Marvelous Spateultail hummingbird to the monstrous 30-foot Yutyrannus. Part homage, part artistic and sociological journey, The Wall of Birds tells the story of these species' remarkable evolution. With a foreword by John W. Fitzpatrick, Director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and… Read More

MacGibbon & Kee with Reinhardt & Evans, 1951. Hardcover. Good. 1951. 131 pp. Hardcover without dust jacket in Good condition. Faded spine. Illustrated with photographs taken within a few feet of the birds and fifty line drawings by the author. Dr. Matthews' experiences will appeal to armchair adventurers quite as much as his expeditions on the island, often with members of the crew, who were admittedly more interested in the birds as food than natural history.

The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and the American Ornithologists' Union, 2002. Paperback. New. Species account number 642 in the Birds of North America Life Histories for the 21st Century series. In 1992 the American Ornithologists' Union in partnership with the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia undertook the publication of species accounts for each of the more than 700 species which breed in the United States and Canada. These illustrated reviews provide comprehensive summaries of the current knowledge of the species, with range maps and an extensive list of references. The series is finally complete, in 716 parts. Accounts are 8 ½ x 11 booklets.

New York: Sturgis & Walton Company, 1909. Hardcover. Good. 338 pp. Hardcover in good condition. Color plates after drawings by Charles Livingston Bull. Rear cover hinge cracked. Minor shelf wear and some rubbing to covers. Interior pages and plates are in very good condition.

Princeton University Press, 2013. Flexi-binding. New. A field guide that revolutionizes warbler identification. Warblers are among the most challenging birds to identify. They exhibit an array of seasonal plumages and have distinctive yet oft-confused calls and songs. The Warbler Guide enables you to quickly identify any of the 56 species of warblers in the United States and Canada. This groundbreaking guide features more than 1,000 stunning color photos, extensive species accounts with multiple viewing angles, and an entirely new system of vocalization analysis that helps you effectively learn songs and calls. The Warbler Guide revolutionizes birdwatching, making warbler identification easier than ever before.

The Gryphon Press, 2022. Hardcover. New. With poetic language and lush oil paintings, children will cheer on the tiny but mighty yellow warbler as she makes her perilous migration journey from the tropics of Central America to the Canadian tundra.

Harper Design, 2017. Hardcover. As new. As new hardcover with bumped corners. A stunning full-color photographic field guide of 285 species of North American songbirds and warblers, captured in glorious life-sized detail and featuring concise descriptions, location maps, and useful facts for both experienced birdwatchers and armchair ornithologists alike. Birds such as the Acadian Flycatcher, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Indigo Bunting, Northern Mockingbird, Pyrrhuloxia, Rock Wren, Song Sparrow, Tree Swallow, and the Yellow Throated Warbler are known for their elaborate songs produced by their highly developed vocal organs. Warblers and Other Songbirds of North America is a breathtaking collection of 285 species of these beautiful, melodious creatures, the largest number of species in a single field guide about North American songbirds. Arranged by region and taxonomic order, every songbird is depicted life-sized; each photograph is accompanied by a short description with essential information on… Read More

The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and the American Ornithologists' Union, 2000. Paperback. New. Species account number 551 in the Birds of North America Life Histories for the 21st Century series. In 1992 the American Ornithologists' Union in partnership with the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia undertook the publication of species accounts for each of the more than 700 species which breed in the United States and Canada. These illustrated reviews provide comprehensive summaries of the current knowledge of the species, with range maps and an extensive list of references. The series is finally complete, in 716 parts. Accounts are 8 ½ x 11 booklets.

American Museum of Natural History, 1953. Disbound. As New. American Museum Novitates Number 1633. Disbound, self wrappers.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Taplinger Pub Co, 1975. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1975. 230 pp. Hardcover with dust jacket, in Very Good condition. Minor bumped corners,top edge wear to dj. This is an account of two unique springs and summers devoted to watching island colonies of breeding sea birds, day in day out and often by night - the first on Lundy from 20th March to 7th August, and the second on Noss in the Shetland Islands from 2nd April to 15th September. You will not find any comparable account anywhere in ornithological literature. In 'Watching Sea Birds' the main subjects are, on Lundy, the Kittiwake gulls and the Auks - the Guillemots, Razorbills and Puffins; and on Noss, the Gannets and the Great and Arctic Skuas, with additional material on the Kittiwakes, Guillemots and Puffins. B & W illustrations.

New York: Arno Press, 1974. Reprint. Hardcover. As New. Reprint of 1884 edition. Two volumes bound together in red buckram. As new.