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Munro, J. A. . BIRDS OF THE CARIBOO PARKLANDS, BRITISH COLUMBIA
1945. Canadian Journal of Research Volume 23 No. 3. June 1945. Octavo, 103pp., photo illustrations, original wraps. Good, minor wear to spine. (a17656)
$37.00 Soot-Ryen, T. . EGG- OG DUNVAER I TROMS FLYKE
Tromso 1941. In Norwegian, with summary in English. 8vo., 112pp., foldout maps, wraps. Institution blindstamp on front wrap and on half title. Some number and stamp on front wrap. VG. (a17723)
$35.00 Barbur, Roger W. et al . KENTUCKY BIRDS A FINDING GUIDE
Lexington 1973 Univ. Press of Kentucky. Owner inscribed and signed on front end paper. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ. (a21424)
$25.00 McLellan, M. E. . NOTES ON BIRDS OF SINALOA AND NAYARIT, MEXICO, IN THE FALL OF 1925
San Francisco 1927. California Academy of Sciences Vol. XVI No. 1, Jan 31, 1927. Octavo, pp. 1-51, 3 text figures, wraps. VG. (a22116)
$24.00 Bruun, Bertel . GYLDENDALS STORE FUGLEBOG
Verona 1971. Birds. In Danish. Lg.4to., 322pp., color illustrations, index, cloth. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ. (a22988)
$35.00 (Jeanson, Marcel) . BIBLIOTHEQUE MARCEL JEANSON DEUXIEME PARTIE ORNITHOLOGIE (hardcover)
Monaco 1988. Auction Catalogue, Sotheby's, June 16, 1988. 4to., 392 items listed, many color plates, bid sheet and prices realized laid in. Fine in Fine DJ. (a23014)
$24.00 Selby, Gertrude Pettit; Beals, Maire V. and J.T. Nichols . A CONTRIBUTION TO THE LIFE HISTORY OF THE PRAIRIE HORNED LARK OF LONG ISLAND; FURTHER DATA FROM THE ELMHURST, LONG ISLAND, BIRD-BANDING STATION
Garden City 1941. Two articles in Birds of Long Island issued by the Bird Club of Long Island, December 1941. Lg.8vo., pp. 83-88, photo; pp. 88-114, photos, wraps. VG. (a23329)
$29.00 Conant, Gilbert . NEW ENGLAND FEATHERED SONSTERS WITH A MISCELLANEOUS SECOND PART
Salem 1879 Essex County Mercury. Hardcover. 127pp., line drawings, index. Somewhat scarce book on New England birds. Owner bookplate. Red cloth. Good, some wear, cover lightly soiled. (a24026)
$25.00 Holdway, E. . BIRDS OF THE PICTOU AREA, NOVA SCOTIA A TEN-YEAR SURVEY: 1957-1966
Halifax 1967 Nova Scotia Museum Paper 5, Science Series 3. 4to., 53pp., index, stapled wraps. Pencil notes on end papers. Good. (a25391)
$29.00 (birds) . BIRDS OF THE KRUGER AND OTHER NATIONAL PARKS VOELS VAN DIE KRUGERWILDTUIN EN ANDER NASIONALE PARKE
Pretoria 1974 Revised edition 4 volumes. 4to., illustrated in color, wraps. Each volume 24-28 pages long. Near Fine. 4 volume set: (a27382)
$33.00 Lane, James A. . BIRDER'S GUIDE TO THE TEXAS COAST
Denver 1980. 8vo., 117pp., illus., wraps. VG. (a27610)
$25.00 Lane, James A. . BIRDER'S GUIDE TO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF TEXAS
Denver 1978. 8vo., 111pp., iluus., wraps. VG. (a27616)
$25.00 Chapman, Frank M. . THE UPPER SONAL BIRD-LIFE OF MTS. RORAIMA AND DUIDA
NY 1931. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, Vol. LXIII, Article I. 8vo., pp.1-135, illus., wraps. Unopened. Good plus, some light wear. Brazil and Venezuela. (a27903)
$35.00(ornithology). THE WILSON BULLETIN (5 hardcover volumes ) 1931- 1935
Sioux City 1931-1935. 5 hardcover bound annual volumes (4 issues per year) of this Quarterly published by the Wilson Ornithological Club. Years 1931 (Vol. 43), 1932 (Vol. 44), 1933 (Vol. 45), 1934 (Vol. 46) and 1935 (Vol. 47). 8vo., about 300pp. per volume (4 issues). Bound in black buckram. Institution name stamps on covers (bound in), some interior pages and front fore-edge o/w Fine. Set of 5 volumes: (a33228)
$110.00 Selander, Robert K. and Donald R. Giller . SPECIES LIMITS IN THE WOODPECKER GENUS CENTURUS (AVES)
NY 1963. Bulletin of American Museum of Natural History Vol. 124, Article 6. 4to., pp.217-273, printed wraps. Fine. (a36633)
$25.00Friedmann, Herbert. THE PARASITIC CUCKOOS OF AFRICA
Washington 1948. Washington Academy of Sciences, Monograph Number One. 8vo., 204pp., index, original green cloth. Fine in VG DJ, one small closed tear . The dj is original one from publisher, just plain unprinted brown paper. (a40647)
$45.00 Sibley, Charles G. . A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE EGG-WHITE PROTEINS OF PASSERINE BIRDS
New haven 1970. Peabody Museum of Natural History, Bulletin 32. 4to., 131pp., photo illustrations, errata slip, wraps. Owner label on front and stamp on rear wrap and inside rear wrap. A second volume was later published. VG. (a53411)
$24.00 Dixon, Joseph S. . BIRDS AND MAMMAL OF MOUNT MCKINLEY NATIONAL PARK ALASKA
Washington 1938 GPO. 8vo., 236pp., photo illustrations, wraps. Depository library stamps and numbers on cover. VG. (a54852)
$25.00 Riddle, Oscar . STUDIES IN THE PHYSIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION IN BIRDS 8 OFFPRINTS
Cold Spring Harbor 1916-1928. Eight offprints from the American Journal of Physiology: I. The Occurrence and Measurement of a Sudden Change in the Rate of Growth Avian Ova; II. On the Chemical Composition of White and Yellow Egg Yolk of the Fowl and the Pigeon; VI. Sexual Differences in the Fat and Phosphorous Content of the Blood of Fowls; XIII. Asphyxial Death of Embryos in Eggs Abnormally Retained in the Oviduct; XIV. Suprarenal Hypertrophy Coincident with Ovulation; XV. Increased Blood Sugar Coincident with Ovulation in Various Kinds of Pigeons; XXV. The Action of the Ovarian and Placental Hormone in the Pigeon: XXVI. The Role of the Anterior Pituitary in Hastening Sexual Maturity in Ring Doves. Each 8vo., about 12pp., original stapled wraps. A few ink notes on the front of each offprint. VG, lower corner of one offprint bumped. Eight offprints. (a56206)
$75.00 Wolfson, Albert . GONADAL AND FAT RESPONSE TO A 5:1 RATIO OF LIGHT TO DARKNESS IN THE WHITE-THROATED SPARROW; WEIGHT AND FAT DEPOSTION IN RELATION TO SPRING MIGRATION IN TRANSIENT WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS
1953, 1954. Two separate offprints from the Auk. Octavo, pp. 187-192; pp. 413-434, original printed wraps. Two offprints. (a63220)
$29.00Balaban, Evan. CULTURAL AND GENETIC VARIATION IN SWAMP SPARROWS (MALOSPIZA GEORGIANA). I. SONG VARIATION, GENETIC VARIATION, AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP; II. BEHAVIORAL SALIENCE OF GEOGRAPHIC SONG VARIANTS
Leiden 1988 Brill. 2 consecutive articles (73pp., tables, digrams) in a single issue of Behavior, An International Journal of Comparative and Experimental Ethology. Part of whole issue with several other articles. Octavo, original printed wraps with new paper spine. University stamps on front. VG. (a63996a)
$35.00 Hicks, Ellis A . CHECK-LIST AND BIBLIOGRAPHY ON THE OCCURRENCE OF INSECTS IN BIRDS' NESTS
Ames (1959) Iowa State College. Octavo, 681pp., orange cloth hardcover. Includes Supplement and Addendum. Ex-library with usual signs. Good. (a65812)
$35.00 Riley, J. H. . A COLLECTION OF BIRDS FROM NORTH AND NORTH-CENTRAL CELEBES
1925. Octavo, 118pp., removed from The Proceedings of United States National Museum and rebound in later wraps. Uncut. VG. (a70613)
$50.00 Friedmann, Herbert . AVIAN SYMBIOSIS
1967. Octavo, 25pp., illustrations, removed and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a71796)
$30.00 Howard, B. H. . INTESTINAL MICROORGANISMS IN RUMINANTS AND OTHER VERTEBRATES
1967. Octavo, 70pp., illustrations, removed and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a71797)
$45.00 Swarth, Harry S. . THE FAUNAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA: A STUDY IN ANIMAL DISTRIBUTION
San Francisco 1929. Offprint from the California Academy of Sciences April 1929. Sm.4to., pp. 267-383, 7 text figures and 6 photo plates, original printed wraps. Uncut. Near Fine. (a78123)
$24.00Hirst, Henry B.. BOOK OF CAGE BIRDS
Philadelphia 1843 2nd Bernard Duke. Canaries, finches, larks, song sparrows, orioles, and many other types of birds--how to keep and breed them in cages. Octavo, 282pp., red cloth with full gilt decoration on backstrip. near VG, a few spots in text; small bitof light brown stain on backstrip. no owner marks. (a8022)
$44.00 Bond, James . ADDITIONAL NOTES ON PERUVIAN BIRDS II
1956. Sm.4to., 21pp., 2 plates, removed from the Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and rebound in later wraps. VG plus. (a83569)
$25.00 Bond, James . NOTES ON PERUVIAN FURNARIIDAE
1945. Sm.4to., 23pp., removed from the Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and rebound in later wraps. VG plus. (a83573)
$25.00 de Schauensee, Rodolphe Meyer . NOTES ON COLOMBIAN BIRDS; NOTES ON COLOMBIAN FLYCATCHEES MANAKINS AND COTINGAS
1945. Two articles. Sm.4to., 16pp., 17pp., 2 text figures, removed from the Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and rebound in later wraps. VG plus. (a83574)
$34.00 de Schauensee, Rodolphe Meyer . COLOMBIAN ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY PART X. A COLLECTION OF BIRDS FROM SOUTHEASTERN NARINO, COLOMBIA - and- A REVIEW OF THE GENUS SPOROPHILA
1952. Two articles. Sm.4to., 33pp., 43pp., 1 color plate, 2 maps, removed from the Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and rebound in later wraps. VG plus. (a83577)
$48.00 Bond, James . NOTES ON PERUVIAN TYRANNIDAE
1947. Sm.4to., 28pp., removed from the Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and rebound in later wraps. VG plus. (a83582)
$25.00 De Schauensee, Rodolphe Meyer . NEW OR LITTLE-KNOWN COLOMBIAN BIRDS
1947. Sm.4to., 20pp., removed from the Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and rebound in later wraps. VG plus. (a83583)
$25.00 Hitchcock, Harold Bradford . AIRPLANE OBSERVATIONS OF HOMING PIGEONS
1952. Article at pp. 270-289, 10 test maps and two pages of tables, in one complete issue of Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. Other articles in same issue as well. 4to, original printed wrapss VG, light wear. (a84110a)
$35.00 Riley, J. H. . A COLLECTION OF BIRDS FROM NORTH AND NORTH-CENTRAL CELEBES
Washington 1925. Octavo, 118,, removed from Proceedings of the United States National Museum and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a84125)
$45.00Pearson, John. SOME ACCOUNT OF TWO MUMMIES OF THE EGYPTIAN IBIS, ON OF WHICH WAS IN REMARKABLY PERFECT STATE
London 1805. Article at pp. 264-271, one fine double page foldout engraved plate of Ibis, removed from the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Lg.4to., original printing bound in plain later wraps. Final text page is a xerox copy of the original page o/w VG. (a85712a)
$25.00 Addy, C. E. . FALL MIGRATION OF THE BLACK DUCK
(1953). U.S. Department of Interior. Special Scientific Report Wildlife No. 19. 4to. 63p., maps. stapled wraps. Good plus. (a85932)
$45.00 Gilliard, E. Thomas and Mary LeCroy . BIRDS OF THE MIDDLE SEPIK REGION, NEW GUINEA. RESULTS OF THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY EXPEDITION TO NEW GUINEA IN 1953-1954
NY 1966. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, Volume 132, Article 4. 4to., pp. 247-276, original printed wraps. Fine. (a86227)
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