EAGLES, HAWKS AND FALCONS OF THE WORLD. By Leslie Brown and Dean Amadon.

1968 1st edition. 2 volumes. 4to (217 x 286mm). Pp945. Colour and plain plates, illustrations, maps, bibliography. Gilt eagle motif to brown cloth, spines titled in gilt.

Colour plates by Roger Tory Peterson, J.C.Harrison, Don R.Eckelberry, David Reid-Henry, Albert Earl Gilbert, C.E.Talbot Kelly, Guy Coheleach, Lloyd Sandford, Malcolm Ellis, Cornelius J.Ward, J.G.Williams. Chapters in the two volumes include: Classification and distribution; Physical attributes and senses; Plumage and moult; The daily cycle; Flight; Migration; Hunting methods and speed; Food consumption and the role of birds of prey as predators; Territory; Display; Nests and nest building; Eggs and incubation; Development of the young; The post-fledging period; Breeding success and productivity; Longevity, mortality and enemies; Hawks and man; Field identification; Nomenclature and taxonomy; Specific list, (9pp index to entries in the rest of the book).