Birds as Living Things An Introduction to The Study of Birds

Contents include the following headings "What This Book is About, The Origin of Birds, The Egg, Incubation, After Hatching, Feathered, Moulting, Breeding - Habitats and Territories, Courtship and Nest-Building, Body Shape and Structure - The Chief Internal Organs, Adaptation and External Features, The Feathers, The Use of Wings, The Senses of Birds, Food and Feeding - Pellets, Birds' Voices and Sounds, The Migration of Birds - Ringing, Some Instances of Unusual Behaviour, Rescuing Birds, The Future for Birds - Birds and the Law, List of Books for Further Reading." Tan cloth hardback with gilt lettering on spine. Slightly sunned endpapers, note written on front right hand endpaper, sightly musty smell on Dust Jacket, otherwise clean tight copy in good condition, 192pp Illustrated Dust Jacket, tears on edges, covers are marked, otherwise nice bright cover in good/acceptable condition, price unclipped (12s 6d) Published by Collins Book#103516.