| A Familiar History of Birds of the World Contributor(s): Stanley, Edward (Author) |
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ISBN: 140679905X ISBN-13: 9781406799057 Publisher: Home Farm Books OUR PRICE: $28.79 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2006 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Originally published in 1865. An early and extremely detailed study of birds of the world. Contents include: Tables of Classification - Structure of Birds - Organs of Sound - Plumage - Flight - Migration - Eagle and Hawk - Owls - Ravens - Corvids - Passerines - Nests and Nesting - Water Birds - Breeding - Natural History Palmipedes - Longipennes - Subulirostres etc. Illustrated. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Birdwatching Guides - Nature | Animals - Wildlife - Nature | Animals - Birds |
| Physical Information: 1.03" H x 5.51" W x 8.5" (1.29 lbs) 464 pages |
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| Publisher Description: A Familiar History of Birds of the World - Stanley, Edward Originally published in 1865. An early and extremely detailed study of birds of the world. Contents include: - Tables of Classification - Structure of Birds - Organs of Sound - Plumage - Flight - Migration - Eagle and Hawk - Owls - Ravens - Corvids - Passerines - Nests and Nesting - Water Birds - Breeding - Natural History Palmipedes - Longipennes - Subulirostres etc. Illustrated. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. |