Ornithology from

Secaucus, New Jersey: Wellfleet Press, 1989. Comprehensive text presents an authoritative work on all available knowledge on the diurnal birds of prey of the world. Text contains two parts, the first part covers taxonomy, morphology, senses, flight, hunting methods, food and feeding, migration, various aspects of the breeding cycle, economics and relations with man, including falconry; the second part covers… Read more about this item

London, U.K.: H. F. & G. Witherby Ltd., 1990. Lavishly illustrated scholarly text presents a comprehensive illustrated guide to collectible colorplate books published. Includes the works of John James Audubon, John Gould, Edward Lear, Joseph Wolf, Jacques Barraband, Edouard Travies, Jean Audebert, Mark Catesby, Alexander Wilson, Daniel Elliot, and the great Dutch ornithologist Coenraad Temminick. However exotic or commonplace the… Read more about this item

Berlin-Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 1981. Comprehensive text deals with the regulation of intake, uptake, and excretion of salts and water in birds. Includes topics covering physiological adaptations, salt lack, intake of waters of high salinity, dehydration, effects of hormones, interaction among the excretory organs, problems of osmoregulation during migratory flights and of nestling birds, etc. 203 pgs. Illustrated. Small stamps to outer… Read more about this item

Hyderabad, India: Raptor Research Center, 1985. Comprehensive text presents a scholarly monograph dealing with a wide-range of phenomena pertaining to the Spotted Owlet's life cycle, including detailed topics covering studies on eggs, nestlings, reproductive cycle, analyses of food and basic behaviour pattern; feeding ecology, habitat, ethology, and predatory nature of the Spotted Owlet. 241 pgs. Illustrated with over 120 original… Read more about this item

Antwerp,Belgium: Hermans' International Publications, 1991. Classic comprehensive highly acclaimed text from the world renown pioneering expert on pidgeon racing in continental Europe. Presents detailed topics dealing with breeding and racing methods of successful lofts; a history of the modern racing pidgeon; basic tenets and principles of breeding and development; genetic disposition, environmental factors and pigmentation; super dominance and hereditary resistance;… Read more about this item

Ithaca,N.Y.: M.L. Scott of Ithaca, 1987. Classic highly acclaimed text presents a detailed analysis of turkey nutrition, including topics covering the development of the turkey industry; energy, protein and amino acid requirements of turkeys; mineral and vitamin requirements; essential fatty acids, unidentified factors, and antibiotics in turkey nutrition; leg weaknesses and other anomolies in turkeys; feeds and feeding of turkeys;… Read more about this item

Nairobi, Kenya: United Nations Environment Programme, 1980. Comprehensive reference text presents detailed coverage of the important wetlands of 44 countries in the Western Palearctic, including topography, coordinates and location, general ecology, maximum and average depth of water, altitude above sea level, distances and direction from the nearest town, wetland type or types according to the Isakov/Eber classification, assessment of past… Read more about this item

Phoenix, Arizona: Arizona Game and Fish Department, 1997. Comprehensive research report of the feeding and nesting ecology of mourning (Zenaida macroura), and white-winged (Z.asiatica) doves studied during 1983-1985 in Buckeye-Arlington Valley, Arizona. Objectives were to determine food habits and nesting site characteristics to provide a basis for habitat management. 36 pp. Illustrated. Prior owner's stamp on front endpaper. Virtually no… Read more about this item

Vista, California: Ibis Publishing, 1994. Comprehensive reference text includes introductory sections on the landform regions and climate of California as they relate to the ecology and distribution of the state's birds. Includes a complete annotated listing of all the birds which have ocurred in California from 1900-1994, their range in state, seasons during which they occur, habitats they frequent, breeding… Read more about this item

Cornell University Press, 1965. Classic comprehensive revised text contains detailed sections on blood and its elements; chemical constituents of blood; digestion; energy metabolism; thyroids and parathyroids; phypophysis; reproduction; respiration; nervous system; etc. 766 pgs. Illustrated. Minimal shelfwear. Small stamps on upper and lower outer edges only. Label removed from spine. No pockets or other marks. Heavy Item.. Second Edition. Hard… Read more about this item

Princeton University Press, 1984. First comprehensive study of nest building behavior in birds, focusing on evolution in terms of specific selection pressures,competition, and sexual selection; and organized by types of behavior problems. 337 pgs. 64 Photographs and 14 Drawings. Minor shelfwear. Dustjacket in mylar.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.