PEREGRINE QUEST: FROM A NATURALIST'S FIELD NOTEBOOKS. By Clayton M. White.

# 2006 1st edition. 8vo (156 x 236mm). Ppxxvi,390. Colour and b/w photographs, illustrations, bibliography. Blue decorative cloth gilt.

# Comprehensive and detailed account of the author's research into peregrine falcons from the 1960's onwards, especially in the period after DDT and other chemicals had been banned. The main effort was into investigating peregrine taxonomy, collecting live examples from anywhere possible, and extensive breeding and reintroduction programmes.