Search Results: Authors starting with U from Buteo Books

Sanseido Co., LTD. Hardcover. Good. Two Volumes, 1930, 1931. Parallel text in English and Japanese. Original embossed cloth with faded and worn spines. Water stain to covers of Volume I. Illustrated throughout with black & white photographs of birds, nests, and fledglings. An occasional color photograph.

1949. 4th edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Fourth edition, 1949. Very good hardcover in cardboard slipcase. Scarce association copy. Bill of sale glued to ffep. Laid in correspondence of 2 letters dated 1955 from Oliver Austin author of The Birds of Japan: Their Status and Distribution [1953] to purchaser Fredrick Ashton Allis. Each species is pictured in full color, together with its English and scientific names. 369 color photographs. Pencil list of birds on rfep.

Yama-kei Publishers, 1998. Paperback. As new. As new paperback. Text in Japanese. Descriptions, maps and color photograph of each species listed.

University of Chicago Press, 2009. Paperback. New. BEWICK, Thomas. Bewick's History of British Birds was the first guide of its time, illustrated with woodcuts of astonishing accuracy and beauty.

University of Michigan Press, 1954. Paperback. New. Bibliography of North American Minor Natural History Serials in the University of Michigan Libraries. . x.

Henry Holt and Company, 1900. 6th, revised. Hardcover. Good. 1900. Sixth edition revised. Hardcover in fair condition, smudeg on front cover. Pages beginning to separate, some tears, rear page loose. Shelf wear. Black and white illustrations.

South Dakota Ornithologists' nion, 1991. First Revised Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 1991, First Revised Edition. Hardcover in very good condition. Lightly shaken. Previous owner's name on ffep. Annotated checklist. Black and white photographs.

South Dakota Ornithologists' Union, 1991. 2nd edition. Hardcover. As New. Fine hardcover in mylar dust wrapper. Second Edition, 1991. A systematic list of South Dakota birds with habitat descriptions, seasonal occurrence, and distribution maps.

Harvard University Library, 1968. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover in fine condition. In four parts: Classification schedule, classified listing by call number, alphabetical listing by author or title, chronological listing.

Hertford: Avicultural Society (Stephen Austin and Sons, Ltd.), 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 326 pp. Red cloth. Decorative blind stamp covers. Gilt lettering. Bumped corners. B & W and color plates. A treatise on the management of foreign and british birds in captivity.

Yale University Press, 2018. Hardcover. New/New. Eagles hold a unique allure among birds for their combination of power, grace, and predatory prowess. Captivating the human imagination, these raptors have symbolized pride, freedom, and independence of spirit since humankind's earliest times. This book, unlike any previous volume, encompasses each of the world's sixty-eight currently recognized eagle species, from the huge Steller's Sea Eagle that soars above Japan's winter ice floes to the diminutive Little Eagle that hunts over the Australian outback. Mike Unwin's vivid and authoritative descriptions combined with stunning photographs taken or curated by David Tipling deliver a fascinating and awe-inspiring volume. Featuring chapters organized by habitat, the book investigates the lifestyle and unique adaptations of each eagle species, as well as the significance of eagles in world cultures and the threats they face from humans. A gorgeous appreciation of eagles, this book will dazzle both eye and… Read More

Princeton University Press, 2011. Paperback. New. The Atlas of Birds captures the breathtaking diversity of birds, and illuminates their conservation status around the world. Full-color maps show where birds are found, both by country and terrain, and reveal how an astounding variety of behavioral adaptations--from flight and feeding to nest building and song--have enabled them to thrive in virtually every habitat on Earth. Maps of individual journeys and global flyways chart the amazing phenomenon of bird migration, while bird classification is explained using maps for each order and many key families. Conservation provides a strong focus throughout, with maps illustrating where and why birds are most under threat, and what is being done to protect them. Separate sections examine key factors influencing their distribution and endangering their survival, from deforestation and climate change to invasive species and the cage-bird trade. Bird groups most affected, such as island endemics, are… Read More

Academic Press, 1986. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Woodcock, Martin. Near fine hardcover in dust jacket. Dust jacket spine faded, small stain to bottom edge. The second volume in this series continues the high standards set by the first. Inscribed by Keith to previous owners on title page. This volume includes: Phasianidae, Guineafowl, Congo Peacock, Quail, Partridges and Francolins, Button-quail, Rails, Flufftails, Crakes, Gallinules, Moorhens and Coots, Cranes, Finfoots, Bustards, Jacanas, Painted-snipes, Crab Plover, Oystercatchers, Stilts and Avocets, Thick-knees, Stone curlews and Dikkops, Egyptian Plover, Coursers, Pratincoles, Plovers, Lapwings, Sandpipers and Snipe, Phalaropes, Skuas, Gulls, Terns, Skimmers, Auks, Sandgrouse, Pigeons and Doves.

Academic Press, 1988. Hardcover. As new/As new. Woodcock, Martin. As new hardcover in dust jacket.This volume completes the non-passerines and includes: Parrots, Parakeets and Lovebirds, Turacos, Go-away birds and Plantain-eaters, Cuckoos, Malkohas and Coucals, Barn owls and Bay owls, Nightjars, Spinetails and swifts, Mousebirds or Colies, Trogons, Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Rollers, Wood-hoopoes, Hoopoe, Hornbills, Barbets and Tinkerbirds, Honeyguides, Woodpeckers, Piculets and Wrynecks.

Princeton University Press, 1992. Hardcover. As new/As New. As new hardcover with dust jacket. This definitive and authoritative volume covers the first 312 of the 1,200 or so passerine species which occur in continental Africa and the outlying islands. As in the first three volumes, each breeding species receives full coverage with sections on range and status, description, voice, general habits, food, and breeding biology. Non-breeding visitors are treated more briefly. The text concentrates on the bird's status and biology while in Africa. Range maps are given for each bird and super species maps are shown where appropriate. Large color plates, illustrated by Martin Woodcock, show the birds and incorporate a field-guide style to emphasize the identification points of the more difficult groups. Ian Willis' line drawings elaborate on displays and patterns of behavior described in the text.

Academic Press, 1997. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very good hardcover in dust jacket, lightly shaken. Volume V is the second of four volumes to deal with the Passerine birds of the continent. The families treated fall into the following groups: thrushes, Old World warblers, Old World flycatchers, monarch flycatchers wattle-eyes and puffback flycatchers.

New Delhi: Amerind Pubishing, 1984. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A very good hardcover in a mylar-protected dust jacket. Translated from the 1969 Russian edition. Library of Congress duplicate.