BIRDS OF PREY OF BRITAIN AND EUROPE. By Ian Wallace.
1983 1st edition. 4to (206 x 257mm). Ppviii,88. Colour paintings by Ian Willis, end-paper maps, bibliography, foreword by Stanley Cramp. Maroon boards, spine titled in gilt.
"Drawing upon the authoritative and widely acclaimed Handbook of the Brids of Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa, Ian Wallace here presents an account for the general reader of the birds of prey of Britain and europe.. ..The illustrations are from Ian Willis's paintings of perched and flying birds, all of them based on many hours of observation and sketching in the field". Chapters include: an introduction to the birds of prey; Evolution; Habitat; distribution, numbers, and mortality; Movements; Food; Social pattern and behaviour; Breeding biology; Plumages and moults; Raptors and man; Field observation of raptors.
"Drawing upon the authoritative and widely acclaimed Handbook of the Brids of Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa, Ian Wallace here presents an account for the general reader of the birds of prey of Britain and europe.. ..The illustrations are from Ian Willis's paintings of perched and flying birds, all of them based on many hours of observation and sketching in the field". Chapters include: an introduction to the birds of prey; Evolution; Habitat; distribution, numbers, and mortality; Movements; Food; Social pattern and behaviour; Breeding biology; Plumages and moults; Raptors and man; Field observation of raptors.
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6099
| Author | Wallace (Ian). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 6099 |
| ISBN | 019217729X / 019217729X. |
| Book Description | Slight use but very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1983 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press. |
| Place | Oxford. |