Search Results: Titles starting with Q from Buteo Books

The MacMillan Company, 1949. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good hardcover, bumped corner, without dust jacket. iIllustrated by Francis Lee Jaques. Seven full-page color plates.

Oxford University Press, 1988. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Fine hardcover. Small tear to dust jacket. Color plates of all species principally from paintings by Major Henry JONES. Range maps.

University of Washington Press, 1960. Hardcover. Very Good. Ex-library, officially withdrawn. Library stamp inside front cover and verso of title page. Very clean, bright, and sturdy. 125 pp. Very good hardcover.

Helsingforsiae, 1930. Paperback. Very Good. 218 pp. Original wrappers in very good condition. B & W photos. Fold out chart. Acta Zoologica Fennica 7 Edidit Societas Pro Fauna Et Flora Fennica. Bend in rear cover. Text in German.

Burtonville, Maryland, U.S.A.: Intl Cooperative Pub House, 1981. Hardcover. Very Good. 290 pp. Very good hardcover in green cloth wth gilt lettering. Previous owner's name written on front flyleaf, and his blindstamp on title page. Exterior is clean and bright.

Pitman Advanced Publishing, 1981. Hardcover. Very Good. 204 pp. Very Good hardcover, no dust jacket, as issued. Nearly As New. Previous owner's name inside front cover, and his ex-libris blind stamp on title page.

Oxford University Press, 1989. Hardcover. As New/As new. New York: Oxford University Press, 1989. Color photos. The Quelea is the world's most numerous bird and the most serious bird pest to agriculture anywhere. Lightly bumped upper corners. 402 pp. Dust jacket.

By Author, 1995. Paperback. Fine. Fine paperback, light shelf wear. Calcium limitation in the reproduction of forest passerines in relation to snail abundance and soil acidification. Black and white photographs and illustrations.

Cornell University Press, 2023. Paperback. New. In Quetzals, the renowned ornithologist Alan F. Poole introduces readers to one of the world's most alluring group of birds. Native to the cloud forests of Mexico, and Central and South America, quetzals have played an essential role in the cultures of those lands, where their radiant, brightly colored feathers have been worshipped as sacred objects and coveted as luxury goods for millennia. Drawing on scientific and historical facts, Poole details the natural history and cultural significance of these legendary birds. He focuses on the most iconic of quetzal species, the Resplendent Quetzal, delving into its distinctive ecology and behavior. He offers an overview of four other known quetzal species - the Pavonine Quetzal, the Golden-headed Quetzal, the White-tipped Quetzal, and the Crested Quetzal - and traces their evolutionary descent from the trogons. Spectacular photographs and illustrations accompany details of quetzal ecology, the long history… Read More

Brownbag Productions, 2000. DVD. New. Now you can visit a variety of the premiere birding sites in North and Central America. From Oregon to the Everglades and from Cape May to Costa Rica, Quiz Birds - Birding the Hot Spots takes you on a series of video field trips to America's great birding locales. Hone your ID skills (both sight and sound) as you hike through North Carolina and Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains, stroll along a California beach, or meander among the shell mounds on Alabama's Dauphin Island. These and many other favorite birding locations are included on this DVD. Just grab your binoculars and field guide and pick your trip. Birders by nature love a challenge. And Quiz Birds - Birding the Hot Spots presents a bundle of challenges for every level of birder. Over 300 species are included here . . . each in full-motion, colorful video. New England . . . winter finches, hawks, owls Cape May, NJ . . . fall warblers, songbirds, hawks, and more Blue Ridge Mountains, VA/NC . . . songbirds… Read More