A Guide to the Identification and Natural History of The Sparrows of the United States
Language: English
Published by Academic Press, San Diego & London, 1996
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Calluna Books, Morpeth, United KingdomCalluna Books
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Condition: Used - Near fine
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Book - near fine. Hardback - picture boards.
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- Title
- A Guide to the Identification and Natural History of The Sparrows of the United States
- Author
- Rising, James D
- Publisher
- Academic Press, San Diego & London
- Publication year
- 1996
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Dust jacket
- No jacket issued
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0125889704
- ISBN 13
- 9780125889704
- Illustrator
- Beadle, David D
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Item weight
- 780 grams
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Review
--James Briskie in RECENT ORNITHOLOGICAL PUBLICATIONS
"Rising's first-hand experience with the North American sparrows is apparent, especially so in his sections on voice, habits, and habitat. I highly recommend Sparrows of the United States and Canada to all birders and field ornithologists with any interest in these birds. It contains up-to-date information... as well as some of the best available illustrations of this difficult-to-identify group of birds, and all at a very reasonable price."
--Guy McCaskie in AMERICAN BIRDING ASSOCIATION; BIRDING
"The plates are, on balance, excellent, and the text is informative and easy to read."
--Jon L. Dunn in BIRDING WORLD
"The quality of the plates is excellent... I highly recommend this excellent book."
--Colin Bradshaw in BRITISH BIRDS
"In the future, I doubt that I will head into the field without (this guide)... (The color plates) are beautiful, and they complement the text descriptions... This book offers North American birders all that they need and a little more."
--GREG CHILTON, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
"A birders book in every sense of the word... a 'coming of age' of experienced birding... The book will be of immense value to both beginning and experience birders faced with the challenge of sparrow identification."
--Barry Kent MacKay in THE TORONTO STAR
"An excellent companion for any birder with an interest in the sparrows of North America."
--Tim Harris in BIRDWATCH
"If you are interested in the finer points of identification, or love sparrows, or have been driven slightly crazy by them, this book will be a welcome addition to your library."
--BIRDWATCHERS DIGEST
"The plate illustrations of juvenal plumages, the line drawings of tail patterns, and the charts alone are worth the price. This book will help with many identification problems."
--NORTH AMERICAN BIRD BANDER
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Calluna Books
Morpeth, United Kingdom
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Calluna Books specialise in buying and selling out of print bird books and other natural history books online, through our own mail order catalogues and by attending selected events and fairs. We have been trading since 1997 and are based in Northumberland where callers are welcome by appointment. We have in excess of 3000 titles of books, journals and reports in stock covering a wide range of natural history subject areas including birds, mammals, reptiles, floras, invertebrates, ecology, wildlife art and books on the general natural history of the UK and worldwide. …
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