SOFTBACK COVER SLIGHTLY STAINED WITH SLIGHT DAMAGE TO SPINE. AUTHOR’S SIGNATURE & DEDICATION ON FRONT COVER. STUDY OF THE 70 PLUS SUBSPECIES OF PACHYCEPHALA PECTORALIS (GOLDEN WHISTLER) & THEIR GEOGRAPHIC VARIATIONS. ILLUSTRATED WITH DIAGRAMS STATISTICAL TABLES & PULL OUT MAP OF AUSTRALASIA. APPENDIX
Author:
GALBRAITH IAN C. J.
Place, Publisher, Date:
LONDON. THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 1956 (NO 4, VOL 4 OF THE ZOOLOGICAL SERIES)
1ST EDITION. LARGE OCTAVO. ORINGINAL BLUE CLOTH WITH SLIGHTLY WORN DUSTWRAP. VERY GOOD WITH 152 PHOTOGRAPHS. GERMAN TEXT. PROTECTED IN THE ORIGINAL CARD BOX.
2 VOLUMES IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH SLIGHTLY WORN DUSTWRAPS. BEAUTIFUL COLOUR PLATES BY JOHN GOULD. SMALL CELLOTAPE MARK ON F.E.P.`S ON BOTH VOLUMES. DUTCH TEXT.
NEW SOFTBACK BOOK – MINT. A DEFINITIVE FIELD GUIDE TO THE 124 SPECIES OF NORTHERN HEMISPHERE WADERS. 77 COLOUR PLATES SHOW THE FULL RANGE OF PLUMAGE VARIATION IN EACH SPECIES WITH A SEPARATE SECTION FOR BIRDS IN FLIGHT. BIRDS ARE GROUPED ON PLATES SO THAT CONFUSION SPECIES ARE SHOWN TOGETHER. CONCISE FACING TEXT COVERS KEY IDENTIFICATION FEATURES PLUMAGE HABITAT VOICE AND BEHAVIOUR. COLOUR DISTRIBUTION MAPS ARE GIVEN FOR EACH SPECIES.HELM FIELD GUIDE.
FIRST EDITION FINE SOFTBACK . A DEFINITIVE FIELD GUIDE TO THE 124 SPECIES OF NORTHERN HEMISPHERE WADERS. 77 COLOUR PLATES SHOW THE FULL RANGE OF PLUMAGE VARIATION IN EACH SPECIES WITH A SEPARATE SECTION FOR BIRDS IN FLIGHT. BIRDS ARE GROUPED ON PLATES SO THAT CONFUSION SPECIES ARE SHOWN TOGETHER. CONCISE FACING TEXT COVERS KEY IDENTIFICATION FEATURES PLUMAGE HABITAT VOICE AND BEHAVIOUR. COLOUR DISTRIBUTION MAPS ARE GIVEN FOR EACH SPECIES.HELM FIELD GUIDE.
VERY GOOD HARDBACK IN VERY GOOD DUSTWRAP. ILLUSTRATED WITH COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHY AND LINE DRAWINGS. WITH DISTRIBUTION MAPS. 300 SPECIES DESCRIBED AND 96 ILLUSTRATED IN COLOUR.
MINT/MINT NEW BOOK. ILLUSTRATED IN COLOUR. ALL SPECIES ( AND MANY RACES) ARE ILLUSTRATED WITHIN THE 48 COLOUR PLATES AND THERE IS ALSO A COLOUR DISTRIBUTION MAP FOR EACH SPECIES WITH A WEALTH OF LINE DRAWINGS COMPLEMENTING THE TEXT. MANY GROUPS AND SPECIES OF WARBLER SUCH AS PRINIAS AND TAILORBIRDS HAVE NEVER BEEN DESCRIBED OR ILLUSTRATED IN THIS DETAIL BEFORE. MOREOVER THE BOOK COVERS RECENTLY DESCRIBED SPECIES NEW TO SCIENCE AND BRINGS UP TO DATE THE LATEST THINKING ON TAXONOMIC TREATMENT.
FIRST EDITION NEAR FINE IN DUSTWRAPPER. ILLUSTRATED IN COLOUR. ALL SPECIES ( AND MANY RACES) ARE ILLUSTRATED WITHIN THE 48 COLOUR PLATES AND THERE IS ALSO A COLOUR DISTRIBUTION MAP FOR EACH SPECIES WITH A WEALTH OF LINE DRAWINGS COMPLEMENTING THE TEXT. MANY GROUPS AND SPECIES OF WARBLER SUCH AS PRINIAS AND TAILORBIRDS HAVE NEVER BEEN DESCRIBED OR ILLUSTRATED IN THIS DETAIL BEFORE. MOREOVER THE BOOK COVERS RECENTLY DESCRIBED SPECIES NEW TO SCIENCE AND BRINGS UP TO DATE THE LATEST THINKING ON TAXONOMIC TREATMENT.
