The Australian Bushland
North Melbourne, W.A. Hamer, 1950. More
Ornithology
The Atlas of Australian Birds
Carlton, Melbourne University Press, 1984. Includes the loosely inserted six transparent overlays in the original folded leaf (a trifle torn), and a copy of the publisher's order form. More
The Robins and Flycatchers of Australia
North Ryde, Angus and Robertson, 1988. The fifth volume (of ten) in the National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife series. More
The Cockatoos and Nestors of Australia
Melbourne, Lansdowne Editions, 1981 [facsimile edition]/ 1888. Number 291 of 500 copies signed by the author's great-grandson. The second appendix, 'Gracius Joseph Broinowski: His Books and His Prospectuses' by Keith Hindwood (7 pages) contains much important bibliographical information. The short summary states, in part, that 'Broinowski's main work, the "Birds..... More
Eagles, Hawks and Falcons of the World
Middlesex, Country Life, 1968. More
The Bird in Art
London, Merrell, 2012. More
Buller's Birds of New Zealand... edited and brought up to date by E.G. Turbott
London, MacDonald, 1967/ 1888 [second edition]/ 1873. More
List of Birds collected by the Calvert Expedition in West Australia. With Field Notes by G.A. Keartland, Naturalist to the Expedition. [Contained in] Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, Volume 22, Part 2, 1898
Adelaide, RSSA, 1898. Keartland's field notes make this far more interesting than the 'List of Birds' title suggests. For example, he concludes his account of the Nankeen kestrel thus: 'I took four eggs from a tree near our camp, and was surprised to find the nest lined with pellets of..... More
Birds of the Sudan. Their Identification and Distribution
Edinburgh, Oliver and Boyd, 1955. Illustrated by D.M. Reid Henry. More
Neville Cayley. His Royal Zoological Society of NSW Collection of Parrots and Cockatoos of Australia
Sydney, A.H. & A.W. Reed Pty Ltd, 1980. Number 14 of 250 copies of the deluxe issue signed by the author and June Reed (the publisher). Loosely inserted are two prints after drawings by Neville Cayley. More
A Handlist of the Birds of South Australia
Adelaide, The South Australian Ornithological Association, 1968 (second edition, revised and enlarged)/ 1962. With a publisher's note on the delay of publication loosely inserted. More
Handbook of the Birds of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The Birds of the Western Palearctic. Volume IV. Terns to Woodpeckers
Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1985. More
Handbook of the Birds of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The Birds of the Western Palearctic. Volume VIII. Crows to Finches
Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1994. Stanley Cramp is listed as editor despite having died in 1987; he saw the first four volumes of the series to press. More
Handbook of the Birds of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The Birds of the Western Palearctic. Volume IX. Buntings and New World Warblers
Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1994. Stanley Cramp is listed as editor despite having died in 1987; he saw the first four volumes of the series to press. More
Parrots and Pigeons of Australia
Sydney, Angus and Robertson, 1992. 'Covers 54 species of parrots (including cockatoos and lorikeets), and 27 species of pigeons and doves ... magnificent colour photographs portray the biology of each species.' (dustwrapper) The seventh volume (of ten) in The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife series. More
Hawks in Focus. A Study of Australia's Birds of Prey
Mildura, Jaclin [The Authors], 1981. More
The Waterfowl of the World. Volume Three: Eiders, Pochards, Perching Ducks, Scoters, Golden-Eyes and Mergansers [and] Stiff-Tailed Ducks
London, Country Life, 1959. Illustrated by Peter Scott. More
The Waterfowl of the World. Volume Two: The Dabbling Ducks
London, Country Life, 1956. Illustrated by Peter Scott. More
Protected Native Birds of South Australia
Adelaide, R.E.E. Rogers, Government Printer, 1910. A Special Bulletin issued by the South Australian Department of Intelligence. 'The purpose of this book is not to catalogue or to scientifically describe our native birds; but to bring prominently before the public, the police, and others in authority, and more especially the..... More
Audubon. Early Drawings
Cambridge, The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2008. More
The Dynamic Partnership: Birds and Plants in Southern Australia
[Adelaide], The Flora and Fauna of South Australia Handbooks Committee, 1986. Includes eight pages of colour plates. More
Australian Parrots
Melbourne, Lansdowne Editions, 1981 (revised)/ 1969. More
Australian Parrots
Robina, Alexander Editions, 2002 (third, extensively revised, edition)/ 1969. Includes several new illustrations by Cooper, including Baudin's Black Cockatoo and Carnaby's Black Cockatoo. More
Pigeons and Doves of Australia
Adelaide, Rigby, 1982. More
Pigeons and Doves of Australia
Adelaide, Rigby, 1982. More