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Books aout Birds Birdwatching and Ornithology for Sale:

 6496] Armstrong, Edward A.. Ethology of Bird Display and Bird Behavior. New York: Dover Publications, 1965. Revised Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good- ISBN: 0-486-21128-2. 431 pages. Paperback. $1.75

[2491] Baerg, W. J.. Birds of Arkansas. Fayetteville, Arkansas: 1931. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good Univ. of Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Statation Bulletin No. 258. Fayetteville 1931. 8vo. 197 pages with 37 b/w photographs. Wrappers. Description, range, notes on spring arrival, habitat, nest, behavior for 312 species. Very good. $14.95

[2494] Baskett, James Newton. The Story of the Birds. Appletons' Home Reading Books. NY 1897. (©1896) Sm 8vo. xxviii, 263 pages with many illustrations. Cloth. Slightly rubbed, else very good. $4.95

[692] Beal, F. E. L. and Sylvester D. Judd; Hart Merriam.
Cuckoos and Shrikes in their relation to agriculture. USDA bulletin.. Washington: Gov't prtg office, 1898. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Poor Washington 1898. 8vo. 26 pages with one plate. Staple bound. Front cover missing, rear loose. Text in good condition. $2.95

[2607] Blanchan, Neltje. Bird Neighbors. Garden City: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1923. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Good An Introductory Acquaintance with 150 Birds commonly found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods about our Homes. Garden City, NY 1923. 8vo. x, 234 pages with some colour and b/w plates. Cloth w.dj. Front hinge weak. Good. $2.95

[2492] Bomberger, Augustus Wight. A Book on Birds. 1st edition. Philadelphia 1912. 8vo. (viii), 209 pages plus 33 b/w photographic plates. Cloth with gilt stamping. An introductory book intended to inspire interest in birdwatching and bird observing. $4.95

[6612] Guiguet, C.J.. The Birds of British Columbia 3 The Shorebirds. ill. Frank Beebe. Victoria, BC, Canada: British Columbia Provincial Museum, 1962. 12mo. Soft Cover. Very Good 54 pages with drawings. Yellow paperback. $3.95

[6580] Guiguet, C.J.. The Birds of British Columbia (8) Chickadees, Thrushes, Kinglets, Pipits, Waxwings, and Shrikes. ill. Frank Beebe. Victoria, BA: British Columbia Provincial Museum, 1964. 12mo. Soft Cover. Very Good 66 pages with line drawings. Yellow wrappers. Very good condition. $3.95

[3292] National Audobon Society.
Audobon Field Notes. New York: National Audobon Society, 1948. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Staple-bound. Very Good This series has 6 issues per year, 5 of which are thin (about 50 pages) and 1 is thick (about 400 pages as it contains the nationwide Christmas bird count compilation. This set includes: Vol 2 (1948) issue 4, Vol 3 (1949) issue 3 (Christmas count), Vol 14 (1960) issues 5+6, Vol 15 issues 1-6, Vol 16 issues 1-3, 5+6, Vol 17-20 issues 1-6. Except for 1948 issue where cover has come off all in very good condition. $95.95

[3742] Page, Jake; Morton, Eugene S.. Lords of the Air : The Smithsonian Book of Birds. New York, NY, U.S.A.: Crown Publishing Group, 1989. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-517-57407-1. 288 pages. Wonderful photographs. Very interesting for bird enthusiasts and naturalists. Very good. $2.95

[6015] Pernau, A. F. Von. Unterricht was mit dem lieblichen Geschöpff denen Vögel auch ausser Den Fang Nur Durch Ergründung Deren Eigenschafften Und Zahmmachung Oder Anderer Abrichtung Man Sich Vor Lust Und Zeit-Vertrieb Machen Könne.
Coburg, Germany: Neue Presse, 1982. Reprinted Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Signed by Publisher. Very Good 127 Seiten mit 12 Abbildungen. Originalgetreuer Nachdruck der Ausgabe von 1702 nach dem Exemplar aus der Sammlung Rolf Schlenker. Gewidmet von Rolf Schlenker. $79.95

[2673] Sawyer, Edmund J.. Homes for Wildlife. Baths and Feeding Shelters. How to Make and Where to Place them.. Bloomfield Hills: Cranbrook Institute of Science, 1969. 5th Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good 6th edition. 1969. 36 pages with many buiding diagrams. Staple-bound. Very good. $2.95

[995] Taverner, P. A.. Birds of Canada. Ottawa: 1934. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good- Ottawa 1934. Lg 8vo. 445 pages with 488 line drawings plus 87 colour plates. Cloth. X PL. With minor library markings. Else good. Authoritative reference. $2.95

[2608] Trafton, Gilbert H.. Methods of Attracting Birds. Boston and NY 1910. 8vo. xv, 171 pages with 39 b/w photographs. Cloth. Attracting winter birds, bathing fountains... Very good. $9.95

[515] Wetmore, Alexander.
Observations on the Birds of Northern Venezuela. Washington: Governemnt Printing Office, 1939. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good Washington 1939. Lg 8vo. 87 pages. Wrappers. Very good. $6.95