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1. American Sunday School Union. THE
SWALLOWS OF LEIGH FARM. A Story for Children.. Philadelphia:
American Sunday School Union, 1875. 142 pages. Cloth cover shows wear to the
edges of the spine and corners. The corners are rubbed and bumped and there is
slight fraying to the cloth at the edges of the spine. The gold title on the
spine is faded, but still readable. A delightful religious nature book for
children. The book combines moral stories using birds throughout the stories.
There are eleven woodcut illustrations of birds, including two full-page
woodcuts. $30.00
2. Barrows, Walter Bradford. MICHIGAN
BIRD LIFE: A LIST OF ALL THE BIRD SPECIES KNOWN TO OCCUR IN THE STATE.. Lansing,
Michigan: The Michigan Agricultural College, 1912. 822 pages. Heavy shelf wear
to spine extremities. Binding sound. Some discoloration to the covers. $12.35
3. Berry, Robert (Bob). DECOY
PATTERNS.. Santee, California: Privately Printed,
1983. 39 pages. Large metal spiral binding. Some wear and a few small scuffs to
the edges of the covers. Overall in very nice condition. A rare duck decoy
pattern book. Oversized, measuring about 15 inches tall by about 21 inches wide.
Beautiful illustrtations and patterns throughout. $95.00
4. Bianki, V.V. GULLS,
SHOREBIRDS AND ALCIDS OF KANDALAKSHA BAY.. Jerusalem:
Israel Program for Sci. Tra, 1977. Some shelf wear. Softbound covers. $16.50
5. Bird, David Michael. THE
INFLUENCE OF FORCED-RENESTING ON REPRODUCTIVE PARAMETERS OF CAPTIVE AMERICAN
KESTRELS.. Montreal: Charles Scribner's Sons,
1978. Some shelf wear, else VG. This is a typescript copy of the Master's
Thesis by the author at McGill University. $25.00
6. Bradley, O. Charnock. THE
STRUCTURE OF THE FOWL.. London: J. B. Lippincott,
1951. Some wear and rubbing to spine and corners. $6.95
7. Browning, M. Ralph. THE
DISTRIBUTION AND OCCURRENCE OF THE BIRDS OF JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, AND
SURROUNDING AREAS.. Washington, DC: Gov't.
Printing Office, 1975. Some wear. Softbound covers. $4.25
8. Bureau Of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife.
POPULATION ECOLOGY OF MIGRATORY BIRDS: PAPERS FROM
A SYMPOSIUM HELD AT THE MIGRATORY BIRD POPULATIONS STATION LAUREL,
MARYLAND.POPULATION ECOLOGY OF MIGRATORY BIRDS: PAPERS FROM A SYMPOSIUM HELD AT
THE MIGRATORY BIRD POPULATIONS STATION LAUREL, MARYLAND.. Washington,
DC: Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, 1972. Softcovers. Some shelf wear. Softbound
covers. $4.95
9. Burt, William Henry. ADAPTIVE
MODIFICATIONS IN THE WOODPECKERS.. Berkeley:
University of California, 1930. Softcovers. Spine and edges shelf-worn, with a
few small chips to the edges. Slight discoloration to covers. $20.00
10. Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute. SANDY
EIS RAPTOR AND PRAIRIE DOG SURVEY, 1976.. Alpine,
Texas: Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute, 1976. Some shelf wear. Corners
bumped. Softbound covers. $7.50
11. Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute. A
PEREGRINE FALCON NESTING SURVEY AND HABITAT EVALUATION IN THE GILA NATIONAL
FOREST, NEW MEXICO, 1976.. Alpine, Texas:
Chihuahuan Desert Institute, 1976. Some shelf wear. Softbound covers. $15.00
12. Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute. NESTING
PEREGRINE FALCONS IN TEXAS, 1977.. Alpine, Texas:
Chihuahuan Desert Institute, 1977. Some shelf wear, else VG. $15.00
13. Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute. ECOLOGY
OF THE PEREGRINE FALCON IN NORTHEASTERN MEXICO, 1977.. Alpine,
Texas: Chihuahuan Desert Res. Inst. , 1977. Some shelf wear, else near VG. Softbound
covers. $8.50
14. Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute. PEREGRINE
FALCONS IN WEST TEXAS: RESULTS OF THE 1976 NESTING SURVEY.. Alpine,
Texas: Chihuahuan Desert Res. Inst. , 1976. Some shelf wear, else near VG. Softbound
covers. $9.00
15. Compton, Lawrence. THE
PTERYLOSIS OF THE FALCONIFORMES WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE TAXONOMIC POSITION
OF THE OSPREY.. Berkeley, California: University
of California, 1938. Paper covers have some chipping and wear at edges. Slight
soiling to covers. $11.50
16. Davis, John. DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION OF THE BROWN TOWHEES.. Berkeley: University of California, 1951. Note: This is a softcover binding. Some shelf wear. Softbound covers. $10.00
17. Dixon, Keith L. AN
ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE INTERBREEDING OF CRESTED TITMICE IN TEXAS.. Berkeley:
University of California, 1955. Some shelf wear. Softbound covers. $11.00
18. Eberhardt, Katherine C. NESTING
PEREGRINE FALCONS IN THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST NEW MEXICO, 1977: BEHAVIOR AND
ECOLOGY.. Alpine, Texas: Chihuahuan Desert
Research, 1977. Some shelf wear. Corners bumped. Softbound covers. Former
owner's notes written on title page. $14.75
19. Eisenmann, Eugene. TRANSACTIONS
OF THE LINNAEAN SOCIETY OF NEW YORK. VOLUME VII. The Species of Middle American
Birds.. Linnaean Society, 1955. Softcovers. Some
shelf wear. Slight discoloration to covers. $5.50
20. Friedmann, Herbert. THE
BIRDS OF NORTH AND MIDDLE AMERICA: A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOG OF THE HIGHER GROUPS,
GENERA, SPECIES, AND SUBSPECIES. Part XI. . Washington,
DC: Government Printing Office, 1950. Some shelf wear. Bound in red buckram.
$12.00
21. Gabrielson, Ira N. And Stanley G.
Jewett. BIRDS OF OREGON.. Corvallis,
Oregon: Oregon State University, 1940. 650 pages. Signed by the author to
naturalist Albert Pulling. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and
corners. $22.50
22. Heintzelman, Donald S. THE
HAWKS OF NEW JERSEY.. Trenton, New Jersey: NJ
State Museum, 1970. Softcovers. Some shelf wear. Scattered underlining to text.
Former owner has written a few notes on front cover. $3.50
23. Jenkins, Alan C. THE
NATURALISTS: PIONEERS OF NATURAL HISTORY.. New
York: Mayflower Books, 1978. Slight shelf wear, else VG in slightly worn, else
VG dust jacket. $2.00
24. Knight, C.W.R. WILD
LIFE IN THE TREE TOPS.. New York: George H. Doran,
1922. Ex-library, with internal stamps and pocket. Spine edges quite
shelf-worn. Binding tight. Some soiling to covers. $4.25
25. Knight, Richard L. AN
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF WASHINGTON RAPTORS AND THE COMMON RAVEN.. Washington,
DC: Washington Dep. of Game, 1979. Spiral binding. Some shelf wear. Soft
spiral bound covers. $12.95
26. Leck, Charles. BIRDS
OF NEW JERSEY: THEIR HABITS AND HABITATS.. New
Jersey: Rutgers University, 1975. $5.95
27. Lincer, Jeffrey L. WORKING
BIOGRAPHY OF THE BALD EAGLE.. Washington, DC:
Raptor Info. Center, 1979. Large softcover binding. Some shelf wear. A clean and
tight copy. Softbound covers. $15.00
28. Lusis, Ya Ya, Et Al. -editors. BIRDS
OF THE BALTIC REGION: ECOLOGY AND MIGRATIONS.. Washington,
DC: U. S. Dept. of Interior, 1968. Softcovers. Some shelf wear. Softbound
covers. $10.75
29. Mendelsohn, J.M.-editor. PROCEEDINGS
OF THE SECOND SYMPOSIUM ON AFRICAN PREDATORY BIRDS.. South
Africa: Natal Bird Club, 1984. Softcovers. Some shelf wear. Corners creased at
top right corner. Binding is tight. $45.00
30. Moisan, Gaston. THE
GREEN-WINGED TEAL: ITS DISTRIBUTION, MIGRATION, AND POPULATION DYNAMICS.. Washington,
DC: Dept. of Interior, 1967. Some shelf wear. Softbound covers. $10.00
31. Nutting, C.C. FIJI-NEW
ZEALAND EXPEDITION: NARRATIVE AND PRELIMINARY REPORT OF A SCIENTIFIC
EXPEDITION...TO THE SOUTH SEAS.. Iowa City:
University of Iowa, 1924. Some wear and rubbing to spine and corners. The
expedition was undertaken by scientists from the University of Iowa. Signed by
the author, with an inscription to his sister. With 57 photographic plates. An
excellent scholarly account of this scientific expedition. The book includes
separate chapters written by scientists on the expedition in the fields of
botany, geology, ornithology and entomology. $44.00
32. Pearson, T. Gilbert. STORIES
OF BIRD LIFE. Illustrated by John L. Ridgway.. Yonkers-on-Hudson,
NY: World Book, 1930. Some wear to covers and spine. This is the 1930 edition.
$4.95
33. Ridgway, Robert & Herbert
Friedmann. THE BIRDS OF NORTH AND MIDDLE AMERICA: A
DESCRIPTIVE CATALOG OF HIGHER GROUPS, GENERA, SPECIES, SUBSPECIES. Part V.. Washington,
DC: Gov't. Printing Office, 1911. Half-leather binding. Some wear to corners and
spine edges. This is Part V (5) only of the series. Beautiful binding, with
raised bands on leather spine, with title in gold on spine. Clean and tight. A
finely bound copy. Numerous plates. $45.00
34. Ridgway, Robert & Herbert
Friedmann. THE BIRDS OF NORTH AND MIDDLE AMERICA: A
DESCRIPTIVE CATALOG OF HIGHER GROUPS, GENERA, SPECIES, SUBSPECIES. Part VI.. Washington,
DC: Gov't. Printing Office, 1914. Half-leather binding. Some wear to corners and
spine edges. Beautiful raised bands on leather spine, with title in gold on
spine. Clean and tight. A finely bound copy. Numerous plates. $45.00
35. Robbins, Chandler S. THE
BREEDING BIRD SURVEY, 1967 AND 1968.. Washington,
DC: 1969. Some shelf wear. Former owner has written a few words on front
cover. $6.95
36. Rudeback, Gustaf. STUDIES
ON BIRD MIGRATION BASED ON FIELD STUDIES IN SOUTHERN SWEDEN.. Lund,
Sweden: Berlingska Boktryckeriet, 1950. Some shelf wear. Softbound covers.
$20.00
37. Schaeffer, Philip P. PROCEEDINGS
OF THE NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY'S SYMPOSIUM ON OWLS OF THE WEST. THEIR ECOLOGY
& CONSERVATION.. Tiburon, California: National
Audubon Society, 1979. Some shelf wear. Softbound covers. $25.00
38. Smith, Dixie R. PROCEEDINGS
OF THE SYMPOSIUM ON MANAGEMENT OF FOREST AND RANGE HABITATS FOR NONGAME BIRDS.
May 6-9, 1975. Tucson, Arizona.. Washington, DC:
Dept. of Agriculture, 1975. Softbound covers. Some shelf wear. Softbound
covers. $8.00
39. Snyder, L.L. ONTARIO
BIRDS.. Toronto: Clarke, Irwin, 1951. Shelf wear,
else VG in dust jacket With slight chipping to edges. A few tears to dust
jacket. $10.00
40. Stewart, Robert E. BIRDS
OF MARYLAND AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.. Washington,
DC: Gov't. Printing Office, 1958. Softbound covers. Some shelf wear and slight
fading to covers.. $3.00
41. Trimmer, Mrs. Mary. A
NATURAL HISTORY OF THE MOST REMARKABLE QUADRUPEDS, BIRDS, FISHES, SERPENTS,
REPTILES AND INSECTS.. Boston: S.G. Simpkins, 1844
. Paper over boards with black leather spine. Quite a bit of shelf wear to the
binding and rubbing to the spine and corners. Corners rubbed through. This copy
is missing pages 25-26, 47-48, and 89-92. Also, the book ends with text page
134, so there appears to be one or more pages missing after the final text page
as well. This is a scarce juvenile natural history. Illustrated with numerous
woodcuts. Sold as is. $35.00
42. Urban, Emil K. BIRDS
FROM COAHUILA, MEXICO.. Lawrence, Kansas:
University of Kansas, 1959. Some shelf wear. University of Kansas
Publications-Museum of Natural History. Softbound. $5.00
43. Whitacre, David F. A
PEREGRINE FALCON NESTING SURVEY AND HABITAT EVALUATION IN THE LINCOLN NATIONAL
FOREST NEW MEXICO, 1976.. Alpine, Texas:
Chihuahuan Desert Research, 1976. Some shelf wear. Softbound covers. $15.00
44. Yeates, G.K. BIRD
HAUNTS IN NORTHERN BRITAIN.. London: Faber and
Faber, 1943. Some shelf wear. Corners bumped. Some fading to binding. $15.00