Guiguet, C.J.MareMagnum
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84 pages with references. Many black and white illustrations. Covers all swans, geese, dabbling ducks, diving ducks and mergansers known to occur in British Columbia. Designed for school-children, novices, amateur bird-watchers, and hunters. Latin terms have not been used except when necessary. Light wear. Unmarked. Quality copy. Book
66 pages including references. One in a series of booklets. Each bird is illustrated by a drawing and some distinctive characteristics in appearance, behaviour, and song are described. Cover the following chickadees: black-capped, chestnut-backed, boreal, mountain, and common bushtit. Covers the following thrushes: american robin, varied thrush, hermit thrush, swainson thrush, gray-cheeked thrush, veery, mountain bluebird, western bluebird, townsend solitaire. Cover the following birds: Golden-Crowned kinglet, ruby crowned kinglet, water pipit, bohemian waxwing, cedar waxwing, northern shrike and loggerhead shrike. Light to moderate wear with touch of yellowing at edges. Book
51 pages with references. Top corner of front cover clipped. Dab of liquid paper on title page which has a thin section as if a sticker took some paper when it was removed. Covers the following birds: Flickers, Pileated Woodpecker, Lewis Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Williamson Sapsucker, Hairy and Downy woodpeckers, White-headed Woodpecker, American and Arctic Three-toed Woodpeckers, Canada Jay, Stellar Jay, Magpie, Raven, Crows, Clark Nutcracker. Amply illustrated with black and white drawings. Book
54 pages including list of references. One in a series of publications written in non-technical terms for the lay reader. Covers the following birds: black oyster catcher, killdeer and semipalmated blovers, black-bellied and golden plovers, surf bird, black and ruddy turnstones, wilson snipe, hudsonian and long-billed curlews, upland plover, spotted sandpiper, wandering tattler, greater and lesser yellow legs, dowitcher and knot, aleutian sandpiper, white-rumped and sharp-tailed sandpipers, sanderling and pectoral sandpipers, re-backed and Baird sandpipers, "Peeps", buff-breasted sandpiper, marbled and hudsonian godwits, avocet and willet, wilson phalarope, read and northern phalaropes. Book
47 pages. Covers: blue grouse; spruce grouse; franklin grouse; ruffed grouse; willow ptarmigan; rock ptarmigan; white-tailed ptarmigan; sharp-tailed grouse; sage hen; european grey partridge; chukar partridge; bob-white quail; California quail; mountain quail; ring-necked pheasant; band-tailed pigeon; mourning dove. Top corner clipped from title page. Ink stamp atop page 25 else unmarked. Moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
194 pages. References. "Identifies and describes the avifauna, and their pertinent habitats, in and around Pacific Rim National Park to provide for the needs of the visitors who are interested in the birds, the Park, and for those of the birds, themselves." - from Introduction. Black and white illustrations. Average wear. Usual library markings. Decent working copy. Book
129 pages. Colour photographs. The marvelous story of a a robin and the author who took it in. Usual library markings. Average wear. Binding intact. Good working copy. Book
249 pages. References. "Brooks was a remarkable Canadian known to few Canadians. Naturalist, artist, soldier, sniper, hunter, scientist, his goals were to excel, his achievements therefore were among the best. English to the core, he was Canadian more than he knew, and home through most of his life was his beloved British Columbia." - from Foreword. Illustrated primarily in black and white with several colour plates. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Usual library markings. A worthy reading copy. Book
139 pages. Idaho's fabulous resources, from its wild bounties and rich agricultural produce, inspired the recipes that appear in these pages. The intent is to help cooks make the most of what nature has provided and what Idahoans have harvested, so the recipes in this book are not of uniform size; some are as old as the state itself while others were developed for this book. Covers wild game and game birds as well as domestic meats, trout, catfish, bass and most other fish caught in Idaho's 16,000 miles of fish streams and lakes. Idaho's famous potatoes, beans, dried split peas and lentils, its wild rice, fruits and home-garden vegetables are showcased by recipes contributed by people throughout the state to marke Idaho's hundredth year of abundant good life. Top 1/3 of title page removed. Unmarked but for a bit of writing on back of last page. Creasing to bottom of back cover, otherwise average wear. Book
144 pages. Explains how to hand-tame the chickadee, the nuthatch, the pine grosbeak, the purple finch, the redpoll, the catbird, and the wary woodpecker. Filled with lovable bird characters who become people for the reader, as they have for the author. Average wear to book which is clean and unmarked. Average wear and some tears to dust jacket which is missing a chip from bottom edge of back panel. Solid copy. Book
325 pages plus many pages of colour plates. Index. "A description of the character and music of birds, intended to assist in the identification of species common in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains... With numerous reproductions of water color and monotone studies of bires, and complete musical notations of bird songs by the author." - from title page. Prior owner's details upon back of front free endpaper. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. Sound copy of this wonderful reference. 1970? Book
159 pages including index. A guide to creating and maintaining a garden that will encourage regular visits from butterflies, birds, chipmunks, and many other interesting creatures. Explains everything you need to know, from the characteristics of each species, to its feeding habits and favourite environments, and much more. Gift greetings inside front cover. Two inch crease to bottom corner of front cover. Book
Approx. 440 pages. A bi-monthly journal devoted to the birds of the Americas. Unmarked. Moderate to average wear. Book
59 pages. Features: Cover photo of Joe, a Greater Indian Hill Mynah owned by Jean Hawthorne of San Diego; Life with a Greater Indian Hill Mynah, by Jean M. Hawthorne; Hand Feeding Baby Parrots, by Ralph C. Small; Scrutinizing the Characteristic Behavior of Doves; The Survival of a strain and the influence of a hen, by Rodney Russell; Canary Color Breeding for the Beginner; Amazon Husbandry, by Ramon Noegel; Bird Talk from Shady Grove - feeding and cockatiels, by Jo Hall; The Canary Fancy, by Wallace Dean; True Experiences with Birds, by Gino Abbate; Parrots and Other Hook-Bills - update on the African Grey, by Arthur Freud; Life on the Top, by William Stafford; Exotic Cage-Birds, by Dr. Val Clear; Yesteryear's comments on Canaries, by H.P. Macklin. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
51 pages. Features: The Canary Fancy, by Wallace Dean; The Spotted Dove, by Paul Stevens; Bird Talk from Shady Grove - About Cockatiels, by Jo Hall; The Greater Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo - by Arthur Freud; My Visit to Janss Road, by J.R. Greene; The Roller Female, by Haig Sarkisian; Exotic Cage-Birds, by Dr. Val Clear; Showing Budgies - Environment, Population and Strangers - by Jim Duke; Advice to Bird-shop Owners, by Don Thomas; Visits with Australian Birds; Show Winners. Average wear. Unmarked. Small clipping from top edge of front cover. A sound copy. Book
40 pages. Outlines the development of Eskimo carving and shows the variations in form and subject of carving and other Eskimo crafts. Like the figures of animals, men and birds, all Eskimo handicrafts are characterized by simplicity and strength. Although all the work produced cannot be classed as art or sculpture, it never fails to provide a fascinating reflection of Eskimo life. Soiling and wear to illustrated covers. Unmarked. Includes many black and white illustrations. Book
Features: Bird Navigation; Ludo Bogaert; The Painted Stone - where two rivers touch - the Nelson-Churchill trough; Snowshoes in the North Woods; Sketches of Winter Sea Birds in Victoria; Environmental Impact Assessment - another view. Few library markings. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
Features: The Red Fox - has its troubles to this day; The Flamboyant Fungi - the showoffs of the fungus world; Jean-Luc Grondin - 'un dessinateur des oiseaux'; Living wild on Prairie Farms - farmers and wildlife share the benefits of habitat preservation; Maritime Defences - the animals which inhabit the fertile waters of our east coast are masters of self-defense. Few library markings. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
Features: Fathoming Fjords - probing the underwater mysteries; Sacred Trusts - Are 'Exceptions' compromising our national parks?; Birds are Exhibitionists - photo selections; Where Inuit and Biologist Meet - Monitoring caribou, plus a quizzical look at Genus Gangifer; An Oar for an Osprey - the complicated joys of nursing a badly wounded osprey back to health. Minimal library markings. Moderate wear. Sound reference copy. Book
Features: Little Salt Spring; Tokyo Fish Market - A Wholesale Look at the Japanese Diet (Tsukiji); A New Island country; Stars for Kings; Birds of Rabbit Island; The Unknown World of Flipper; Hypothermia - Surviving Killer Cold. Sound copy. Book
Features: The Unicorn that Goes to Sea; What is Sea Level; the Successful Submarine that Failed; Protection from Shark Bite - a suit of mail; Catalina's life-saving marine laboratory; Up from the deep; Waikiki roughwater swim; The Australian Institute of Marine Science; the Birds of Midway Islands; Life in a Boat Channel. Sound copy. Book
Features: Vision in marine animals; The sea birds of northern Britain; Ex Libris - Neptunus Rex; In search of spiny lobster larvae; the unspoiled Little Barrier Reef of Saudi Arabia; Winter kill of summer flounder; The ancient sea that became a state; Master of disguise. Sound copy. Book
112 pages. Features: Vladimir Nekola generates his own electric power in downtown Chicago using wind and sun; Stu Kingman and family install a home photovoltaic system; Wind Generators and Birds; Electric Cars - Toys or Reality?; EV Battery Chargers; Electric Vehicle Tires; A Graphic Guide to Solar Water Pumping; California 'Net Metering' legislation introduced; Mark Klein and the Gimme Shelter Crew; David Booth's straw bale home odyssey; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A quality copy. Magazine
Unpaginated board book. Heavy wear. Spine missing. Lots of soiling and some children's writing. Text on page two is separating from the board. Two large chips missing from front board which shows an apple and birds in a nest. Appears to Brimax Book #1601 as this number is printed on the lower left corner of the front board. Appears to be circa 1995. Book
178 pages. Line drawings. Illustrated endpapers. An enjoyable and practical work. Heavy wear to bottom edges of boards and spine. Binding intact. Unmarked. Worthy working copy. Book
