This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 Excerpt: ...is included. Length, 4-5 ins. Wing, 2-5 ins. Tarsus, 7 in. The Northern Willow-Wren is a much greyer and whiter bird. It passes north after our birds have begun to nest, but it must be remembered that plumage varies as also do times of arrival. Arctic Willow-Warbler. Phylloscopus borealis (Bias.). The Arctic or ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 Excerpt: ...is included. Length, 4-5 ins. Wing, 2-5 ins. Tarsus, 7 in. The Northern Willow-Wren is a much greyer and whiter bird. It passes north after our birds have begun to nest, but it must be remembered that plumage varies as also do times of arrival. Arctic Willow-Warbler. Phylloscopus borealis (Bias.). The Arctic or Eversmann's Warbler, which breeds in northern Norway, Russia and eastern Siberia, and is only known to winter in southern Asia, has been obtained once in the Orkneys and once in the Shetlands. It is a greenish brown bird, with a broad yellow eye-stripe; white, slightly tinged with yellow beneath, and with two yellowish white bars across the wing. Length, 47 ins. Wing, 27 ins. Tarsus, '8 in. Wood-Warbler. Phylloscopus sibilatrix (Bech.). As a summer resident the Wood-Warbler or Wood-Wren (Plate 76) comes late and departs early, reaching the south about the middle of April, but is seldom generally distributed before May. It occurs in suitable woodlands throughout Great Britain, but is local in Ireland and absent from many of the Scottish islands, though it has occurred on passage in the Shetlands. The typical race or its southern form is found throughout Europe except in the far north; it winters in Africa. Of the three leaf-warblers this is the most arboreal and, from the nature of its haunts, the most local; it delights in the more open woodlands and parks, where oaks and beeches predominate, and in hilly districts occurs far up the wooded valleys, even where beeches are absent and oaks and birches stunted. It is larger, more slender and graceful than the dainty Willow-Wren and Chiffchaff; its longer, more pointed wings make flight and actions deliberate but easy. Added to this the clearness of its yellow tints, especially on the broad eye-stripe, pr...
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Add this copy of Birds of the British Isles and Their Eggs to cart. $9.00, like new condition, Sold by Mainly Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Silverdale, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1969 by Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd..
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Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Hardcover, book has no significant flaws, dustjacket is price-clipped and slightly sunned on the spine, excellent condition overall, suitable for gift-giving, a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "prepared by J.A.G. Barnes from the three-volume work by T.A. Coward (1867-1933), which has become one of the great classics of ornithological literature, " 359 pages, many color plates.
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Add this copy of The Birds of the British Isles and Their Eggs to cart. $24.05, good condition, Sold by Fieldfare Books, ships from Sidmouth, DEVON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1926 by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.
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Good. This book is an updated version to the previous books. All birds are dealt with in this and the previous series, but more space has been devoted to those which are met rather than lost wanderers. There are 213 accurately coloured illustrations. There is a pen inscription inside and the first couple are pages are a little loose at the bottom. The cover is a little worn on the edges.
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Good. Good condition. 2nd edition. Series 2. (birds, animals, ornithology) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
Add this copy of The Birds of the British Isles and Their Eggs First to cart. $25.32, very good condition, Sold by Fieldfare Books, ships from Sidmouth, DEVON, UNITED KINGDOM, published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.
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Very Good. The main sources of information for this book come from personal experiences and note books kept for over forty years and constant close observations of British bird life. There are 242 accurately coloured illustrations and 78 photographic illustrations.
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