CERNY, WALTER — A FIELD GUIDE IN COLOUR TO BIRDS

OCTOPUS 1976 343 p., 850 +64 colour illus.,of birds, nests and eggs, and over 200 b/w illustrations of bird flight silhouettes, maps, bibliogr., index HARDCOVER: (Orig. cl. with pict. dustjacket. Name on end paper. VERY GOOD) A comprehensive reference book to the birds that inhabit the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. Identification is made easy with the help of over 850 colour illustrations and concise, informative descriptions of each species, and there are over 200 illustrations of bird flight silhouettes. In addition, distribution maps show each species’ range in Europe and North America and there are 64 full colour photographs of nests and eggs.