British thrushes - Hardcover
Physical description; 304 pages, 24 pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. Subjects; Thrushes. Birds Great Britain.
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- PublisherCollins
- Publication date1978
- ISBN 10 0002196700
- ISBN 13 9780002196703
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages304
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BRITISH THRUSHES. By Eric Simms. New Naturalist No. 63.
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ISBN 13: 9780002196703
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Book Description Condition: New. (Hardcover, 1978). 1978 1st edition. 8vo (150mm x 223mm). Pp304. B/w plates and illustrations, maps and bibliography. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Unobtrusively bumped. Owner's name and small label to front end-paper but very good in slightly used and spine-tanned dust-wrapper. "The thrushes are amongst the most ubiquitous of birds, as well as the most melodious. There are six true species of thrush breeding in the British Isles: Blackbird, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Fieldfare, Redwing and Ring Ouzel. The author deals with each species in turn, describing fully it's general biology and ecology." The natural history of the genus as a whole is also discussed as are Britain's vagrant thrushes and the seven species of small chat-like thrushes of the British Isles. Chapters include: Introduction; The world's thrushes; song thrush and mistle thrush; Blackbird and ring ouzel; Redwing and fieldfare; Range and habitats; Plumage and moult; Food and feeding habits; Breeding behaviour - the early stages; Breeding behaviour - nests and young; Breeding seasons; Flocking, roosting and other winter activities; Mortality and population dynamics; Migrations and hard-weather movements; Britain's vagrant thrushes; The small chat-like thrushes of the British Isles - robins, redstarts, rock thrushes, nightingales, whinchats, stonechats, wheatears. An appendix deals with the parasites of thrushes. Collins New Naturalist series No. 63. . Seller Inventory # 30200
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BRITISH THRUSHES. By Eric Simms. New Naturalist No. 63.
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Book Description Condition: New. (Hardcover, 1978). 1978 1st edition. 8vo (150mm x 223mm). Pp304. B/w plates and illustrations, maps and bibliography. Green buckram, spien titled in gilt. Spotting to edges, dusty top edge, else very good copy in slightly faded, unclipped dust-wrapper with publisher's Duraseal cover. "The thrushes are amongst the most ubiquitous of birds, as well as the most melodious. There are six true species of thrush breeding in the British Isles: Blackbird, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Fieldfare, Redwing and Ring Ouzel. The author deals with each species in turn, describing fully it's general biology and ecology." The natural history of the genus as a whole is also discussed as are Britain's vagrant thrushes and the seven species of small chat-like thrushes of the British Isles. Chapters include: Introduction; The world's thrushes; song thrush and mistle thrush; Blackbird and ring ouzel; Redwing and fieldfare; Range and habitats; Plumage and moult; Food and feeding habits; Breeding behaviour - the early stages; Breeding behaviour - nests and young; Breeding seasons; Flocking, roosting and other winter activities; Mortality and population dynamics; Migrations and hard-weather movements; Britain's vagrant thrushes; The small chat-like thrushes of the British Isles - robins, redstarts, rock thrushes, nightingales, whinchats, stonechats, wheatears. An appendix deals with the parasites of thrushes. Collins New Naturalist series No. 63. . Seller Inventory # 40419
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BRITISH THRUSHES. By Eric Simms. New Naturalist No. 63.
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Book Description Condition: New. (Hardcover, 1978 ). 1978 1st edition. 8vo (150mm x 223mm). Pp304. B/w plates and illustrations, maps and bibliography. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good copy in slightly spine-faded, slightly used dust-wrapper. "The thrushes are amongst the most ubiquitous of birds, as well as the most melodious. There are six true species of thrush breeding in the British Isles: Blackbird, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Fieldfare, Redwing and Ring Ouzel. The author deals with each species in turn, describing fully it's general biology and ecology." The natural history of the genus as a whole is also discussed as are Britain's vagrant thrushes and the seven species of small chat-like thrushes of the British Isles. Chapters include: Introduction; The world's thrushes; song thrush and mistle thrush; Blackbird and ring ouzel; Redwing and fieldfare; Range and habitats; Plumage and moult; Food and feeding habits; Breeding behaviour - the early stages; Breeding behaviour - nests and young; Breeding seasons; Flocking, roosting and other winter activities; Mortality and population dynamics; Migrations and hard-weather movements; Britain's vagrant thrushes; The small chat-like thrushes of the British Isles - robins, redstarts, rock thrushes, nightingales, whinchats, stonechats, wheatears. An appendix deals with the parasites of thrushes. Collins New Naturalist series No. 63. . Seller Inventory # 13167
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Book Description Condition: New. (Hardcover, 1978 ). 1978 1st edition. 8vo (150mm x 223mm). Pp304. B/w plates and illustrations, maps and bibliography. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. D/w price, £6.50 net. Very good in very good dust-wrapper. "The thrushes are amongst the most ubiquitous of birds, as well as the most melodious. There are six true species of thrush breeding in the British Isles: Blackbird, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Fieldfare, Redwing and Ring Ouzel. The author deals with each species in turn, describing fully it's general biology and ecology." The natural history of the genus as a whole is also discussed as are Britain's vagrant thrushes and the seven species of small chat-like thrushes of the British Isles. Chapters include: Introduction; The world's thrushes; song thrush and mistle thrush; Blackbird and ring ouzel; Redwing and fieldfare; Range and habitats; Plumage and moult; Food and feeding habits; Breeding behaviour - the early stages; Breeding behaviour - nests and young; Breeding seasons; Flocking, roosting and other winter activities; Mortality and population dynamics; Migrations and hard-weather movements; Britain's vagrant thrushes; The small chat-like thrushes of the British Isles - robins, redstarts, rock thrushes, nightingales, whinchats, stonechats, wheatears. An appendix deals with the parasites of thrushes. The dust-wrapper is covered with a transparent plastic dust-wrapper, secured with a thin strip of glue to the top and bottom edges of the rear of the paper dust-wrapper. This is often seen on New Naturalist books, and on this occasion is as issued by the publisher. . Seller Inventory # 26563
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