Birds in the Australian High Country

HEAVY. 482 pages, 34 colour plates with keys, 13 other plates, figures, maps, end-paper maps: Physiographic map of the South-eastern highlands. Cloth boards in dust-jacket which is sunned, with a 4cm tear from the upper corner, and loss of surface colour across a section at the centre of the rear panel. The book describes the life historiesof the birds in the region extending from Goulburn, NSW, almost to Melbourne, and includng Canberra, the ACT, and the Australian Alps and associated mountain systems. The birds are arranged in systematic order, and descriptions of their identification, voice, distribution, feeding, and habits are given. The illustrations, by Betty Temple Watts, show the exact colouring and typical posture of each species. Size: 8vo.