Natural World/Birds from

Very Good +, Grey cloth board with gilt lettering to spine. 192 pages. Illustrated by Tim Norfolk. From the Front Flap," Shrikes are a charismatic group of small-to medium-sized birds with striking raptor-hooked bills and a face mask that gives them the look of small, fierce highwaymen. Their Latin name, Lanius, means butcher, and shrikes are commonly known as butcher-birds for… Read more about this item

Very Good +, Dark orange book with gilt lettering. Previous owner stamp on top right corner of half title page. 334 pages. From the front flap," The sparrows and buntings offer a great identification challenge. Many are long distance migrants, while others are rare and local. Although most male buntings acquire a bright plumage, many sparrows with the description of "little… Read more about this item

Very Good +, Green Cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Previous owner name stamped on top right corner of half title page. Octavo. 272 pages. Illustrated by Barry Kent MacKay. From the front flap,” This books is the first comprehensive guide to the world’s 83 wrens, 5 dippers and 36 thrashers, covering these families in greater depth than in any… Read more about this item

Green Cloth with gilt lettering to spine. 237 pages. 24 illustrated plates. From the front flap," Swifts pose some of the most difficult field identification problems and it is the aim of this guide to provide information that will help resolve many of these problems. For the first time all 96 species of swifts and treeswifts are included in a … Read more about this item

Very Good with Mylar Cover. Brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine. 462 pages. From the front flap," Because of its adaptation to nocturnal life, the owl is sometimes difficult to see; its identification is therefore a challenge even to the most experienced field birders. This book, together with its accompanying double CD, is an invaluable aid to the identification of owls,… Read more about this item