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The Birds of China |
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£35.00 SOLD
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Rodolphe Meyer De Schauensee
mapBirders and ornithologists everywhere, especially
those fortunate enough to travel to China to make firsthand observations, will find The
Birds of China an indispensable reference - checklist included -to the avifauna of
that vast country. There are 1195 species of birds belonging to 88 families
occurring in
China, but until now no one volume in English has described them all.
Hardback;602pp.1984 Oxford
University Press. Colour and b/w plates, descriptions etc. Condition v/fine in protective
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Tibet and its Birds |
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£135.00 |
Charles Vaurie. Tibet is the highest and most mountainous plateay
of the world with an average altitude of somewhere between 14,000 and
16,000 feet and over which rise such enormous giants as Mount Everest and the
Karakoram. Much of it is still unexplored and it is commonly believed, many naturalists
included, to be a very bleak country, inhospitable to life. Dr Vaurie describes Tibet and
then relates the history of its ornithological exploration, discusses the distribution of
its avifauna, the zoogeographic position of Tibet, and summarizes the little that is known
about migration. Witherby
1972.407pp,3 Colour and 24 b/w plates by Arthur Singer, maps. Prev owners name written in
neatly. A thorough survey with chapters on history and ornithological exploration, migration
and a bibliography. Very nice clean copy. Top edge gilt. Scarce. Post free UK Superb
illustrations
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BIRDS Of the Thai-Malay
Peninsular |
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£85.00
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David R Wells. During 30 years of residence in the region, author David Wells has
acquired an unrivalled understanding of the birds of the Thai-Malay peninsula. His brand
new work now brings together the most complete and up-to-date information on the
peninsula's non-passerine species. This is a classic region of high biodiversity-home to a
rich and special resident avifauna that is joined in season by a host of migrants from
North Asia to create a fascinating faunal mix. More details here
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now £75.95 post free uk |
Field Guide to the Birds of China |
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£29.99
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John
Mackinnon and Karen Phillips This new guide is the first truly comprehensive and fully illustrated field guide
to the birds of China. The species accounts stress the key points for field recognition and
give a full description of the plumage, voice, range, distribution, status and behavioural
characteristics for every bird, with additional descriptions provided for hundreds of
subspecies.
656pp.128 colour paintings, colour maps.
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A Field Guide to
the Birds of
West Malaysia and
Singapore |
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£29.95 |
Allen Jeyarajasingam and Alan Pearson
Every species, including
major plumage variations, is illustrated in 72 stunning full colour plates especially
painted for this volume. Introductory chapters provide useful and interesting information
on migration, breeding and conservation, and a section on birdwatching in the region
includes information on key birdwatching sites.
628pp.72 colour
plates.16 maps.7 line drawings.1999.Paperback.
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A Field Guide to
the Birds of
Borneo,Sumatra
Java and Bali |
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£49.95 HB £29.95 PB |
John
Mackinnon and Karen Phillipps
More than 800
species are described and illustrated in 88 colour plates.
Hardback;1993.
507pp.Colour plates, Maps, Line Drawings.
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The Birds of the Peninsular Malaysia |
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£18.95 |
Derek Holmes illustrated by
Karen Phillips Images
of Asia
1998. 108 pp. Numerous colour and
black & white plates. illustrations. Hardback.
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The Birds of Burma |
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£40.00 |
B.E.
Smythes. The
first edition of this book was published in 1940 and the second in 1953.Since that
time, although in constant demand, it has remained out of print and has sold for
considerable sums for a relatively modern book. This revised edition 1986,has a revised
text and a re-arranged plates section so that the present day classification is followed. Hardback;432pp.Colour plates A superb work. Fine in d/w.
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Birds of Hong Kong |
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£13.00 * |
Clive Viney
& Karen Philips. This 1988 edition of the standard work on Hong Kong's
birds has been enlarged to include information on species occurring commonly in areas
adjacent to Hong Kong but not yet established in the Territory. The opportunity has been
taken to add newly recorded birds, update information on where to watch birds and reflect
recent changes in local status of species. Four original paintings have been added. In this
edition, new colour separations have ensured a high degree of accuracy in reproduction of
the entire collection of 82 paintings. Paperback;1988.214pp.Colour
plates. colour maps. fine condition
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Birds
of South-East Asia |
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£15.00
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Ben King, Martin Woodcock
& E. C Dickinson. Here is the first comprehensive guide to the
wonderfully rich bird life of South-East Asia. The book describes every known bird species
of Burma, Malaya, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and Hong Kong. It also covers all bird
species of Hainan and 322 out of Taiwan's 380;the remaining 58 Taiwan species are listed. Hardback;480pp.Colour and b/w plates, line drawings, maps. Fine
in protective d/w.
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