Lot 027: Roberts Birds Of Southern Africa by Austin Roberts, 891 Species! SIGNED

Description

his completely rewritten fifth edition brings the text of this book fully up to date. Illustrating 891 species of birds in full colour, it incorporates a vast amount of new information as well as a number of special new features. These include: two colour plates of species new to the Southern African list; many new plates by Geoff Lockwood and Kenneth Newman, painted especially for this edition; extended and updated text sections on identification; several dichotomous keys and other aids to bird identification for beginners; new enlarged distribution maps in colour, showing at a glance whether a bird is resident (green), breeding migrant (blue), or nonbreeding migrant (yellow); sonograms of most vocalizations to aid interpretations of birdcalls, all fully explained in the introduction; rainfall and vegetation maps in colour; abbreviated text references to important works published on particular species or families of birds. Item Specifics Format: Hardcover Condition: Acceptable Publisher: Trustees of the J. Voelcker Bird Book Fund Year: 1985 Type: Not Specified Genre: Animals & Pets Topic: Birds Signed: Yes Edition: 5th Subject: Natural History Vintage: Yes Features: Illustrated, Dust Jacket Language: English Ex Libris: Yes Inscribed: Yes Book Title: Roberts' Birds Of Southern Africa Item Weight: 454 g Personalised: Yes Custom Bundle: No Narrative Type: Non-Fiction Intended Audience: Adults

Condition Report

Sold as described — refer to photographs.

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