London, The Author, 1880. Tasmanian-born William Vincent Legge (1841-1918), soldier and scientist, was stationed in Ceylon from 1868 to 1877, when the material for this important work was gathered. After his return to Tasmania in 1883, he retained a strong interest in natural history, being a founder and president of..... More

London, George Philip and Son, 1891. More

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

London, By Order of the Trustees [of the British Museum], 1905. More

[Adelaide, South Australian Ornithologist, 1914]. A separately-issued offprint; no publishing details are given, but the article first appeared in the first issue of the South Australian Ornithologist (pages 11-18). A list of 97 birds known to occur on Melville Island, with short descriptions of nine new sub-species 'recently collected by'..... More

Adelaide, W.K. Thomas & Co., Printers, [1917]. Inscribed, dated (10 November 1917) and signed by the author at the head of the title page to T.G. Souter (an amateur ornithologist from Maitland in country South Australia), with the latter's ownership signature on the flyleaf. In September and October 1916, White..... More

New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1925. Inscribed, dated (August 1926) and signed by the author, Floyd Wilfred Schmoe (1895-2001), who was at that time Park Naturalist at Mount Rainier, 'the most complicated, largest, and most beautiful single-peak glacier in the United States'. More

Sydney, Angus and Robertson, 1934. 'This book comprises forty-six sketches of bird life in western Queensland'; these include recipes for cooking Plain turkeys. More

London, Thomas Nelson, 1944/ 1938 [revised edition]/ 1930. '200 plates in full colours from drawings by leading bird artists. Concise descriptions of appearance, range, habitats, nests, eggs, food, song, etc'. More

North Melbourne, W.A. Hamer, 1950. More

London, Nelson, 1953 [eighth impression]/ 1938 [revised edition]/ 1930. With the bookplate of [Dr] J. Mark Bonnin. '200 plates in full colours from drawings by leading bird artists. Concise descriptions of appearance, range, habitats, nests, eggs, food, song, etc.'. More

Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1954. More

London, Country Life, 1956. Illustrated by Peter Scott. More

London, Country Life, 1959. Illustrated by Peter Scott. More

London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1967 [first edition]. More

Sydney, Reed, 1971 (first edition). More

Melbourne, Lansdowne Editions, 1973. Number 146 of 500 copies signed by Frank Morris. More

Lincoln, University of Nebraska Press, 1973 (third printing). More

Melbourne, Lansdowne Editions, 1976. Number 365 of 500 copies signed by Frank Morris. More

Melbourne, Inkata Press, 1978. More

Adelaide, Rigby, 1978. Everything the breeder needs to know for breeding ducks, hens, turkeys, geese, squabs, guinea fowls and pheasants. More

London, Michael Joseph, 1980 [new edition]/ 1953. Illustrations by the author. The sequel to 'Dark Estuary'. More

London, Angus and Robertson, 1982. The first of the acclaimed National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife series, covering all 85 species of wrens and warblers. In compiling the text, Pringle 'drew upon every article on Australian birds ever published and some still in manuscript'. More

Sydney, Angus and Robertson, 1983/ 1979 (revised edition)/ 1973. 'The comprehensive revised edition of Cayley's standard work'. One of the Australian Natural Science Library series; with the bookplate of ornithologist J. Mark Bonnin. More

Sydney, Angus and Robertson, 1984 (revised and expanded edition)/ 1931. More