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AFROTROPICAL REGION
Africa South of the Sahara, Including Madagascar

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FIELD GUIDES

612. ALDEN, Peter, Richard D. ESTES, Duane SCHLITTER, and Bunny MCBRIDE. National Audubon Society Field Guide to African Wildlife. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. Includes mammals, reptiles, insects, and birds. Color photographs, country maps and range maps. 992 pp. Flexi. $22.95

BARLOW, Clive and Tim WACHER. A Field Guide to Birds of the Gambia and Senegal. Yale University Press, 2005 (1997). Forty-eight color plates by Tony DISLEY. Covers over 660 species, including all breeding species, regular visitors, and vagrants. Maps on inside covers. 400 pp. Now available in paperback. $40.00

618. BORROW, Nik and Ron DEMEY. Princeton Field Guides: Birds of Western Africa. Princeton University Press, 2004 (2007 printing). A condensed field version of the massive 830 page A Guide to the Birds of Western Africa, with all 147 original color plates depicting nearly all 1,285 species. Distribution maps. 511 pp. Paperback. $42.00

619. BRADT, Hilary, Derek SCHURMAN, and Nick GARBUTT. Madagascar Wildlife: A Visitor's Guide . Globe Pequot Press, 2008. Color photographs illustrate birds, mammals, reptiles and invertebrates, plus where to see them. Fully revised to include many new species. 176 pp. Paperback. $25.99

29-199. CHITTENDEN, Hugh. Roberts Bird Guide: A comprehensive field guide to over 950 bird species in southern Africa. Cape Town: John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, 2007. Based upon and companion to the massive handbook, Roberts Birds of Southern Africa VIIth Edition (2006). Color plates opposite multi-color distribution maps, breeding bars, and Latin, alternate, and colloquial names. 456 pp. Plastic flexi covers. $49.50

639. GUGGISBERG, C.A.W. Birds of East Africa. Mt. Kenya Sundries, 1990. Large color paintings of 638 species by Malcolm ELLIS. Although this is an oversized hardcover (Quarto -8½x12"), it is formatted somewhat like a field guide, with color plates opposite concise species accounts. 133 pp. Hardcover. $37.50

643. LANGRAND, Olivier. Guide to the Birds of Madagascar. Yale, 1990. 40 color plates, Beginning with an overview of the natural habitats of Madagascar, this book then provides a general introduction to the avifauna. The endemic and endangered species are highlighted for each geographical region of the country. Seventeen prime bird observation sites are described in a section especially helpful to visitors to Madagascar. Forty watercolor illustrations provide clear and easy identification of all the Malagasy birds. The detailed species accounts are the heart of the book, with full information on each species: descriptions of adults and immatures; song; habitat and dietary requirements; nesting habits; and distribution and status. The final section includes descriptions of birds not yet reported, but likely to occur there, as well as distribution maps. 364 pp. Hardcover. $75.00

645. MCCULLOUCH, Neil. A Guide to the Birds of St. Helena and Ascension Island. RSPB, 2004. Individual color plates and detailed description for each bird. 92 pp. Paperback. $37.50

646. MORRIS, Pete and Frank HAWKINS. Birds of Madagascar: A Photographic Guide. Yale, 1998. Color photos. 316 pp. Hardcover. $45.00

647. NEWMAN, Kenneth. Birds of the Kruger National Park. 1991 Update. Newman's notes and paintings of 500+ species. 244 pp. Paperback. $24.00

26-245. NEWMAN, Kenneth. Newman's Birds of Southern Africa. Capetown: Struik, 2002. Its range includes birds from the southern seas as well as South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana, Swaziland, Lesotho, and Mozambique. Color plates by the author. Distribution maps. 527 pp. Paperback. OUT OF PRINT

29-237. NEW! REDMAN, Nigel, Terry STEVENSON, and John FANSHAWE. Birds of the Horn of Africa: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, and Socotra. Princeton University Press, 2009. The first field guide to focus on this area, covering more than 1,000 species, with 213 color plates and distribution maps. Detailed species accounts on facing pages describe key identification features, habitat, status, voice, and more. 496 pp. Paperback. $40.00

655. SINCLAIR, Ian. Birds of the Indian Ocean Islands: Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion, Rodrigues, Seychelles and the Comoros. Struik, 2003. 350 species. Color plates by Oliver LANGRAND. Distribution maps. 184 pp. Paperback. $15.95 - AVAILABLE AGAIN!

SINCLAIR, Ian, Oliver LANGRAND, and Fanja ANDRIAMIALISOA. A Photographic Guide to the Birds of the Indian Ocean Islands: Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Reunion and the Comoros. Struik, 2006. This photographic guide depicts a selection of the most common and striking bird species in a region boasting high levels of endemism. Each species account features a color photo, distribution map, and text in English and French. 128 pp. Paperback. $12.95

SINCLAIR, Ian and Phil HOCKEY. The Larger Illustrated Guide to Birds of Southern Africa. Struik, 2005. Second edition. Illustrated by Norman ARLOTT and Peter HAYMAN. More than 950 species illustrated in a larger format, with distribution maps. 463 pp. Paperback. $35.00

656. SINCLAIR, Ian. Southern African Birds: A Photographic Guide. Struik, 1990 (1992). Pocket guide to the more frequently encountered species. 144 pp. Paperback. OUT OF PRINT

657. SINCLAIR, Ian and Jackie. A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Namibia. Curtis, 1995. Color photos and maps for 257 species. 144 pp. Paperback. $15.95

658. SINCLAIR, Ian and Peter RYAN. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton University Press, 2004. Covers the entire Afrotropic region, including Socotra, Pemba, and the islands in the Gulf of Guinea. Over 2,100 species illustrated in 359 color plates. 760 pp. Paperback. OUT OF PRINT

659. SINCLAIR, Ian, Phil HOCKEY, & Warwick TARBOTON. Birds of Southern Africa. Third edition. Princeton, 2002. 200 color plates illustrating 950 species. Distribution maps, color coded organization. Checklist. 447 pp. Paperback. $35.00
In South Africa, this title was published by as the SASOL Guide to Birds of Southern Africa.

660. SKERRETT, Adrian and Ian BULLOCK. Birds of the Seychelles. Princeton Field Guides, 2001. Comprehensive coverage with 53 color plates, maps. 320pp. Paperback. $52.50

662. STEVENSON, Terry and John FANSHAWE. Field Guide to the Birds of East Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi. Princeton University Press, 2006 (2002). 287 color plates featuring 1,388 species. Illustrated by Brian Small, John Gale, and Norman Arlott. Distribution maps and concise species accounts opposite color plates describe appearance, status, range, habits, and voice. Includes information on habitats, protected areas, and conservation issues, with a map of important bird areas. 604 pp. Paperback. $35.00

28-250. VAN PERLO, Ber. Birds of Eastern Africa, Updated edition. Princeton Illustrated Checklists, 2009. 1,487 species illustrated on 96 color plates, distribution maps. 304 pp. Paperback. $29.95

28-251. VAN PERLO, Ber. Birds of Southern Africa. Princeton Illustrated Checklists, 2009. A comprehensive guide to 1,250 species, illustrated on 84 color plates, with distribution maps. 320 pp. This is a reprint of the 1999 edition. Paperback. $29.95

667. VAN PERLO, Ber. Birds of Western and Central Africa. Princeton Illustrated Checklists, 2003. Over 1500 species, 109 color plates, maps. 384 pp. Paperback. $29.95
The Princeton Illustrated Checklists series are pocket-sized field guides with color plates, distribution maps and concise text.

670. WILLIAMS, John G. A Field Guide to the National Parks of East Africa. Collins, 1981 (1994). Illustrated by Norman ARLOTT and Rena FENNESSY. An indispensable guide to the national parks, game reserves, and animal sanctuaries of East Africa. All the animals and birds a visitor is likely to see, and many rarer species, (over 350 in all) are fully described and illustrated. The parks of Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda are treated individually. The interesting features and resident species are described, the park shown on a map where relevant and information on access and accomodation is provided. 336 pp. Hardcover. $22.00

672. ZIMMERMAN, Dale, Donald TURNER, and David PEARSON. Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania . Princeton, 1996. 124 color plates illustrating every species. Range maps. 740 pp. Hardcover. $85.00

673. ZIMMERMAN, Dale, Donald TURNER, and David PEARSON. Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania: Field Guide Edition. Princeton, 1999. 124 color plates, 576 pp. All the plates of the preceding book with condensed and abbreviated species accounts. Hardcover - $55.00; Paper - $35.00

FINDING GUIDES

619. BRADT, Hilary, Derek SCHURMAN, and Nick GARBUTT. Madagascar Wildlife: A Visitor's Guide . Globe Pequot Press, 2008. Color photographs illustrate birds, mammals, reptiles and invertebrates, plus where to see them. Fully revised to include many new species. 176 pp. Paperback. $25.99

26-216. COHEN, Callan, Claire SPOTTISWOODE, and Jonathan ROUSSOUW. The Southern African Birdfinder: Where to Find 1,400 Bird Species in Southern Africa and Madagascar. Struik, 2006. Includes folding map covering 39 bird routes and over 330 birding sites. 456 pp. Paperback. $29.95

24-230. LEONARD, Peter. Important Bird Areas in Zambia. Zambian Ornithological Society, 2005. Describes 42 areas, including 18 National Parks, with a site description, detailed information on the birds and other flora and fauna, conservation issues and visitor information. 218 pp. Paperback. $40.00

668. WARD, Rod. A Birdwatchers' Guide to the Gambia. Perry: Prion Ltd, 1994. Sixth in the series. Includes a comprehensive and up-to-date site-by-site list of the major, and many minor, areas of interest to birdwatchers. Each main site entry includes a map, information on permits and access restrictions, guidance on best visiting times and seasonal variations, and a list of the more interesting species which can normally be seen. Also includes a selective bird list giving brief details on distribution and status of the uncommon birds, and a full species list, pre-tour information, transport details and advice, climate, clothing, food, accomodation, health, medical and financial facilities. B&W illustrations, maps. 116 pp. Hardcover. $28.00

669. WHEATLEY, Nigel. Where to Watch Birds in Africa. Princeton University Press, 1996. Over 200 bird-watching sites with descriptions of endemic species. 432 pp. Hardcover - $37.50; Paper - OUT OF PRINT

CHECKLISTS

622. CHEKE, Robert A. and J. Frank WALSH. The Birds of Togo: An Annotated Checklist. BOU Check-list No. 14, 1996. A complete systematic list with analysis of the status of the avifauna. Illustrated with color photos of habitats and a few of the birds. Introductory information discusses the political history, geography, geology and topography, drainage, climate, vegetation, migration, breeding, zoogeography, and conservation. Includes appendices, a gazetteer, references, and indices of English and scientific names. 212 pp. Hardcover. $65.00

629. DEAN, W.J.R. The Birds of Angola: An Annotated Checklist. British Ornithologists' Union, 2000. BOU Check- list No. 18. A complete systematic list of the avifauna with status and distribution details. Introductory section covers natural history, climate, vegetation, breeding, migration, conservation, taxonomy, and history of ornithological activity. 16 pp of color plates, figures, diagrams, maps. Illustrated with color photos of habitats, figures, diagrams, maps. 433 pp. Hardcover. $95.00

632. ELGOOD, J.H., et al. The Birds of Nigeria: An Annotated Check-list. BOU Check-list No. 4 (Second Edition). A complete systematic list of the avifauna with status and distribution details. Introductory section covers natural history, climate, vegetation, breeding, migration, conservation, taxonomy, and history of ornithological activity. Color frontis and 48 color photos of habitats and some birds. 305 pp. Hardcover. $55.00

638. GORE, M.E.J. Birds of the Gambia: An Annotated Checklist. Second (Revised) Edition. BOU Check-list No. 3, 1990. A complete systematic list of the avifauna with status and distribution details. Introductory section covers natural history, climate, vegetation, breeding, migration, conservation, taxonomy, and history of ornithological activity. 144 pp. Color photos of habitats and a few birds (including the Standard-wing Nightjar). 144 pp. $36.00

640. HAZEVOET, Cornelis. The Birds of the Cape Verde Islands: An Annotated Checklist. British Ornithologists' Union, Check-list No. 13, 1995. A complete systematic list of the avifauna with status and distribution details. Introductory section covers natural history, climate, vegetation, breeding, migration, conservation, taxonomy, and history of ornithological activity. A detailed account of the birdlife of this volcanic island group sat off the bulge of West Africa. Their position relative to the continent is comparable with the Galapagos Islands off South America. Unlike the Galapagos Islands, which are rich in endemics, the Cape Verde Islands have very few and the present avifauna represents only a remnant of its former birdlife. 48 color plates of habitat and endemic birds. 192 pp. Hardcover. $45.00

25-238. JONES, Peter and Alan TYE. The Birds of Sao Tome & Príncipe with Annobón: An Annotated Checklist. British Ornithologists' Union, 2006. BOU Checklist No. 22. A complete systematic list of the avifauna with status and distribution details. Introductory section covers natural history, climate, vegetation, breeding, migration, conservation, taxonomy, and history of ornithological activity. An annotated checklist for a group of islands which is of global importance due to its biodiversity. 172 pp. Hardcover. $95.00

653. ROWLANDS, Beau W., et al. The Birds of St. Helena: An Annotated Checklist. BOU Checklist No. 16. 1998. A complete systematic list of the avifauna with status and distribution details. Introductory section covers natural history, climate, vegetation, breeding, migration, conservation, taxonomy, and history of ornithological activity. Color photos of birds and habitats. 295 pp. Hardcover. $75.00

654. SHORT, Lester L., et al. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of East Africa. WFVZ, 1990. Volume 4, No. 3, pp. 61-246. Paperback. $22.50

BREEDING BIRD ATLASES, AVIFAUNAS, AND REFERENCE

NEW! ASH, John and John ATKINS. Birds of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Christopher Helm, 2009. A comprehensive atlas for each of the 872 species known, including more than 30 endemics. With over 35 years of research, the authors have provided the most accurate assessment of distribution in the region, including valuable information on breeding. $95.00

613. ASH, John and John MISKELL. Birds of Somalia. Yale/Pica Press, 1998. A few color plates by Martin WOODCOCK. Ample introductory material. A complete avifauna, species accounts with distribution maps. 336 pp. Hardcover. $95.00

614. ASH, J.S. and J. E. MISKELL. Birds of Somalia: their habitat, status and distribution. Nairobi: Scopus Special Supplement Number l, 1983. 97 pp. Paperback. $25.00

616. BONDE, Kurt. Birds of Lesotho: A Guide to Distribution Past and Present. Natal, 1993. Annotated checklist, guide to birding areas. 108 pp. Paperback. $20.00

617. BORROW, Nik and Ron DEMEY. A Guide to the Birds of Western Africa. Princeton/ Christopher Helm, 2001. 142 color plates. Distribution maps. Comprehensive coverage of all 1,285 species found in the region. 832 pp. Hardcover. $85.00


621. BROWN, Leslie, Emil K. URBAN, Kenneth B. NEWMAN, C. Hilary FRY, and Stuart KEITH (Editors). The Birds of Africa. Princeton University Press. Color plates by Martin WOODCOCK and Peter HAYMAN. Line drawings by Ian WILLIS. Distribution maps. Over twenty years in preparation, The Birds of Africa provides comprehensive coverage of the birds of the continent. Hardcover.

Volume I. Ostriches to Falcons. 1982. 521 pp.OUT OF PRINT - Used copies are available; inquire for price and condition.

Volume II. Gamebirds to Pigeons. 1986. 552 pp. (List price $290.00) $262.50 - Used copies are also available.

Volume III. Parrots to Woodpeckers. 1988. 611 pp. (List price $290.00) $262.50 - Used copies are also available.

VolumeIV. Broadbills to Chats. 1992. 609 pp. OUT OF PRINT

Volume V. Thrushes to Puffback Flycatchers. 1997. 669 pp. (List price $290.00) $262.50

Volume VI: Picathartes to Oxpeckers. 2000. 724 pp. (List price $290.00) $262.50

Volume VII: Sparrows to Buntings. 2004. 36 color plates, color photos, maps. This final volume treats more than 340 passerine species. 665 pp. (List price $290.00) $262.50

The Birds of Africa: Complete Set - Seven volumes. $1,650.00




23-223. CARSWELL, Margaret, Derek POMEROY, Jake REYNOLDS, and Herbert TUSHABE. Bird Atlas of Uganda. British Ornithologists' Union and British Ornithologists' Club, 2005. Line drawings, color distribution maps, seasonality charts, and this data's relation to conservation. 553 pp. Hardcover. $150.00
With a huge diversity of habitats, more than 1000 bird species have been recorded in this bird-rich, land-locked African country.

626. COLLAR, N.J. and S.N. STUART. Threatened Birds of Africa and Related Islands. ICBP/ IUCN Red Data Book, Part 1, Third edition, 1985. Twelve color plates by Norman ARLOTT. 796 pp. Hardcover. $50.00

628. CYRUS, Digby P. and N.F. ROBSON. Bird Atlas of Natal. Natal, 1980. 320 pp. Hardcover. $25.00

24-209. DOWSETT-LEMAIRE, Françoise and Robert J. DOWSETT. The Birds of Malawi: an Atlas and Handbook. Tauraco Press, 2006. Ecology, status, breeding seasons, distribution, conservation, and taxonomy for 650 species. Maps, gazetteer. Introductory chapters on vegetation, habitats, biogeography, conservation and history of ornithological exploration in Malawi. Color photos of habitats as well as a dozen of the more interesting bird species. 556 pp. Paperback. $65.00

29-203. DOWSETT, Robert J., Dylan ASPINWALL, and Françoise DOWSETT-LEMAIRE. The Birds of Zambia: an Atlas and Handbook. Tauraco Press, 2008. Ecology, status, breeding seasons, distribution, conservation, and taxonomy for 750 species. Maps, gazetteer. Introductory chapters on natural history, conservation and history of ornithological exploration. Color photos of habitats as well as a dozen of the more interesting bird species. 606 pp. Paperback. $75.00

630. DOWSETT, R.J. and A.D. FORBES-WATSON. Checklist of Birds of the Afrotropical and Malagasy Regions. Volume I: Species limits and distribution. Liege: Tauraco Press, 1993. 374 pp. Stiff paper covers. $75.00

631. DOWSETT, R.J. and DOWSETT-LEMAIRE, F. A Contribution to the Distribution and Taxonomy of Afrotropical and Malagasy Birds. Tauraco Research Report No. 5. Liege: Tauraco Press, 1993. 389 pp. Paperback. $80.00

633. FISHPOOL, Lincoln, and Michael EVANS. Important Bird Areas in Africa and Associated Islands: Priority Sites for Conservation. BirdLife International, Conservation Series No. 11, 2001. 1144 pp. Hardcover. $125.00
The Important Bird Areas Program is a worldwide initiative aimed at identifying, documenting and protecting a network of sites critical for the conservation of the world's birds.

634. GATTER, Wulf. Birds of Liberia. Yale/Pica Press, 1997. An avifauna with distribution maps for 400 species as well as a wealth of other ornithological information. Fresh insights into the impact of forest destruction on the distribution of species, and new information on the movement of diurnal migrants, and recently discovered endemic species. Color plates by Martin WOODCOCK and Friedhelm WEICK illustrate 29 species. A section of color and b&w photos illustrates a few more species, and habitats. 320 pp. Hardcover. $75.00

26-232. HOCKEY, P.A.R., W.R.J. DEAN and P.G. RYAN. Roberts' Birds of Southern Africa, VIIth edition. Cape Town: The Trustees of the John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, 2006. 80 color plates. This benchmark reference for South African ornithology contains completely new text, expanded species accounts, and specially commissioned artwork of 950 species, 15% of them endemic. 1,296 pp. Dust jacket. $250.00
The scope and depth of biological information included in the 7th edition far exceeds that of previous editions. A massive tome, it weighs in at more than 5 kg.

641. KEITH, Stuart, Arthur TWOMEY, Herbert FRIEDMANN, and John WILLIAMS. The Avifauna of the Impenetrable Forest, Uganda. American Museum Novitates No. 2389. 41 pp. Together with: Notes on Birds of East Africa, Including Additions to the Avifauna. Novitates Number 2321. 15 pp. Self-wrappers. $9.00

644. LEWIS, Adrian & Derek POMEROY. A Bird Atlas of Kenya. Balkema, 1988. 18 b&w plates. 1065 species. 620 pp. Hardcover. $141.00


24-253. ROOKMAAKER, Kees, Peter MUNDY, Ian GLENN, Emma SPARY. François Levaillant and the Birds of Africa. Johannesburg: The Brenthurst Press. 58 original watercolor paintings, mostly of birds of prey, the prototypes of published engravings in Oiseaux d'Afrique. Painted with brilliant clarity under Levaillant's supervision, these illustrations are reproduced at actual size to the highest standards. Levaillant's accompanying bird descriptions, including field observations, are fully translated into English for the first time. Over 250 illustrations in full color, with bibliography and index. 506 pp.

De luxe edition: 2005. 150 numbered copies, bound in half leather: navy Nigerian Sokoto tanned goatskin, and hand-marbled paper, top edge gilt, hand-sewn head-and-tail bands, rounded spine with 5 raised bands and tooled in gold, in a lined slipcase covered in navy leather and hand-marbled paper. Includes two specially selected bird plates. $1,500.00

Standard edition: 2004. 850 copies, case-bound in beige Toile Elysées bookcloth, top edge gilt, head-and-tail bands, ribbon bookmark, and five-color laminated dustjacket folded in at head and tail. $450.00

Intrepid traveller, pioneering naturalist, famous author, François Levaillant (1753-1824) was a celebrity in his own lifetime . The colorful accounts of his travels in southern Africa in the 1780s were widely read in seven languages. His sumptuous bird books, published in a golden age of natural history book production, recorded for posterity his extensive bird collections.


652. ROWAN, M.K. The Doves, Parrots, Louries, and Cuckoos of Southern Africa. David Philip, 1983. Details the habitat, distribution, frequency, description, social organization, maintenance activities, reproduction, population dynamics, and relations with man of every southern African member of the four orders of birds under review. The area covered is South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Swaziland, and Lesotho. Eight color plates by Graeme Arnott, with line drawings and distribution maps. 429 pp. Hardcover. $40.00

664. TARBOTON, Warwick (Text). Southern African Birds of Prey. Photographs by Peter & Beverly PICKFORD. Cape Town: Struik, 1994 (Second edition). An oversized photographic study of Africa's birds of prey. Tarboton's detailed text is accurate and informative, while also being eminently readable. The appendix shows status details, behavioral and biological data, and distribution maps for each species. 227 pp. Hardcover. $45.00

OTHER

620. BROWN, Leslie and P. L. Britton. The Breeding Season of East African Birds. East Africa, 1980. Maps, graphs, 164 pp. Hardcover. $20.00

27-186. CHEKE, Anthony and Julian HUME. Lost Land of the Dodo: The Ecological History of Mauritius, Réunion and Rodrigues. Yale University Press, 2008. The Mascarene islands in the southern Indian Ocean - Mauritius, Réunion and Rodrigues - were once home to an extraordinary range of birds and reptiles. This book provides a comprehensive yet enjoyable account of the story of the islands’ changing ecology, interspersed with human stories, the islands’ biogeographical anomalies, and much more. 480 pp. Hardcover. $55.00

625. COLLAR, N.J. and S.N. STUART. Key Forests for Threatened Birds in Africa. 1988. Maps, 102 pp. Paperback. $22.50

627. COLSTON, P.R. and K. CURRY-LINDAHL. The Birds of the Mount Nimba Region in Liberia. British Museum, 1986. 129 pp. Hardcover. $35.00

635. GILL, Frank B. Intra-Island Variation in the Mascarene White-Eye. American Ornithologists' Union: Ornithological Monographs No. 12, 1973. 66 pp. Paperback. $10.00

637. GOODMAN, Steven M., Mark PIDGEON, A.F.A. HAWKINS, and Thomas S. SCHULENBERG. The Birds of Southeastern Madagascar. Chicago Field Museum, 1997. Fieldiana: Zoology New Series No. 87. Publication 1487. Information on the distribution, general aspects of natural history, diet, breeding, weight, soft part colors, and local names of the region's avifauna. 132 pp. Paperback. $40.00

649. PAYNE, Robert B. Behavior, Mimetic Songs and Song Dialects, and Relationships of the Parasitic Indigobirds of Africa. American Ornithologists' Union: Ornithological Monographs No. 11, 1973. 333 pp. Paperback. $10.00

650. PAYNE, Robert B. Species Limits in the Indigobirds (Ploceidae, Vidua) of West Africa: Mouth Mimicry, Song Mimicry, and Description of New Species. Michigan Museum of Zoology, Miscellaneous Publication No. 162, 1982. 96 pp. Paperback. $19.50

651. RAND, Austin L. Birds from Liberia, with a Discussion of Barriers Between Upper and Lower Guinea Subspecies. Fieldiana: Zoology, 32:9, 561-653. 1951. Paperback. $10.00




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