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Helm Identification Series

ALSTROM, Per and Krister MILD. Pipits and Wagtails. Princeton, 2002. 26 color plates, 250 color photos, maps. Illus. by Per ALSTROM and Bill ZETTERSTROM. 360 pp. $59.50

BAKER, Jeff. Warblers of Europe, Asia, and North Africa. Princeton, 1997. 48 color plates, 140 colored maps. 400 pp. Covers in detail the 145 species of warblers of Europe and Asia. $62.50

BRAZIL, Mark. The Whooper Swan. T&A D Poyser, 2003. A readable and exhaustively researched comprehensive monograph on the world's most widely distributed swan. Photos and drawings illustrate the species' behavior and morphology. 512 pp. $89.00

BREWER, David. Wrens, Dippers, and Thrashers. Yale, 2001. 32 color illustrations by Barry Kent MACKAY. 271 pp. Includes 75 wrens, 34 thrashers, and 5 dippers. $50.00

CHANTLER, Phil. Swifts: A Guide to the Swifts and Treeswifts of the World. Second edition. Yale, 1999. Color illustrations by Gerald DRIESSENS. 240 pp. $50.00

CHEKE, Bob & Clive MANN. Sunbirds: A Guide to the Sunbirds, Spiderhunters, Sugarbirds & Flowerpeckers of the World. Yale, 2000. 48 color plates, distribution maps. 384 pp. $50.00

CLEERE, Nigel. Nightjars: A Guide to the Nightjars, Nighthawks and Their Relatives. Yale, 1998. Color illus. by Dave NURNEY. 317 pp. $48.00

A Sound Guide to Nightjars and Related Nightbirds. Richard RANFT and Nigel CLEERE. Yale. Designed to complement the book Nightjars by Nigel CLEERE. CD - $30.00

CLEMENT, Peter. Thrushes. Princeton, 2000. Comprehensive guide to the world's 162 species of true thrushes. Illustrations by Ren HATHAWAY, with additional illustrations by Jan WILCZUR and Clive BYERS. 60 color plates, range maps. 463 pp. $67.50

CONDER, Peter. The Wheatear. Helm, 1989. 312 pp, illus. $30.00

CURSON, Jon. Warblers of the Americas: An Identification Guide. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1994. Illus by David QUINN and David BEADLE. 252 pp. OUT OF PRINT - Mint copies may be available

DAVIS, Lloyd Spencer and Martin Renner. Penguins. Yale University Press, 2004. Line drawings by Sara WROOT. 212 pp. A monograph of all species, with a focus on their evolution into flightless birds, more at home under water than on land. $40.00

FEARE, Chris and Adrian CRAIG. Starlings and Mynas. Princeton University Press, 1999. Color plates of all 114 members of this family by Barry CROUCHER, Chris SHIELDS, and Kamol KOMOLPHALIN. Maps. 285 pp. $55.00

FERGUSON-LEES, James. Raptors: An Identification Guide to the Birds of Prey of the World. Houghton Mifflin, 2001. Over 2,000 color illustrations and hundreds of b&w line drawings of 313 species. Range maps. 872 pp. $60.00

FERGUSON-LEES, James and David A. CHRISTIE. Raptors of the World. Princeton University Press, 2006. Based on essential sections of the larger handbook by the same authors, but with updated text, maps, and plates. A field guide with 118 color plates by several artists illustrating 338 species in flight and perched. Maps. 320 pp. Paper. $29.95

FRY, C. Hilary and Kathie. Kingfishers, Bee-eaters and Rollers: A Handbook. Princeton, 1992. Worldwide survey with color plates by Alan HARRIS. 344 pp. Cloth - $79.50

GASTON, Anthony J. Seabirds: A Natural History. Yale University Press, 2004. Color photographs, b&w illustrations, maps. Seabird types, adaptation, plumage, how they distribute into communities, feeding behavior, migration, breeding, and consequences of coloniality. 222 pp. $45.00

GIBBS, David and Eustace BARNES. Pigeons and Doves. Yale/Pica Press: 2000. 76 excellent color plates illustrated by BARNES and John COX. Distribution maps for each species, the most up-to-date information on identification, natural history and taxonomy. 615 pp. $70.00

HARRAP, Simon. Chickadees, Tits, Nuthatches, and Treecreepers. Princeton, 1995. Illustrated by David QUINN. Entitled Tits, Nuthatches & Treecreepers in the UK, this covers all 110 species found worldwide. Thirty-six color plates, comprehensive text, drawings, range maps. 464 pp. $75.00

HARRIS, Tony. Shrikes and Bush-Shrikes. Including Bush-shrikes, Helmet-shrikes, Flycatcher-shrikes, Philentomas, Batises & Wattle-eyes. Princeton, 2000. Illustrated by Kim FRANKLIN. Color plates, natural history, and conservation of 114 species. 392 pp. $60.00

JARAMILLO, Alvaro and Peter BURKE. New World Blackbirds: The Icterids. Princeton, 1999. Color plates by BURKE, range maps. 103 species. 431 pp. $72.00

JUNIPER, Tony and Mike PARR. Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World. Yale/Pica Press, 1997. 88 color plates by five artists. Detailed identification guide with information on ecology and conservation. 584 pp. $60.00

LAMBERT, Frank and Martin WOODCOCK. Pittas, Broadbills and Asities. Pica Press, 1996. 24 color plates. 271 pp. Out of Print

LeFRANC, Norbert. Shrikes: A Guide to Shrikes of the World. Illus. by Tim WORFOLK. Yale/Pica, 1997. 75 b/w and 16 color illus. 192 pp. $45.00

MADGE, Steve and Hilary BURN. Crows and Jays. Princeton, 2001. 30 color plates by BURN. 120 maps. 216 pp. A reprint of the work first published in 1994. Paper. $37.95

MADGE, Steve and Phil MCGOWAN with Guy KIRWAN. Pheasants, Partridges, and Grouse: A Guide to the Pheasants, Partridges, Quails, Grouse, Guineafowl, Buttonquails, and Sandgrouse of the World. Princeton, 2002. Comprehensive guide to over 250 species. 72 color plates by a number of leading artists. 488 pp. $65.00

MESSAGE, Stephen and Don TAYLOR. Shorebirds of North America, Europe, and Asia: A Guide to Field Identification. Princeton University Press, 2006. 77 color plates show birds at rest and in flight, and plumage variation. Range maps. 224 pp. Cloth - $75.00; Paper - $35.00

OLSEN, Klaus Mallig and Hans Larsson. Skuas and Jaegers: A Guide to the Skuas and Jaegers of the World. Yale University Press., 1997. 12 color plates. 160 pp. $48.00

RESTALL, Robin. Munias and Mannikins. Yale, 1997. 80 color plates by the author, of which 64 are measured drawings of these Old World finches. B&W illus, range maps. 264 pp. $70.00

SCOFIELD, Paul and Derek OLNEY. Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwaters of the World. Princeton University Press, 2007. A comprehensive field guide to all 136 species of open-ocean seabirds, with subspecies and morphs illustrated. 256 pp. Paper. $29.95

SHIRIHAI, Hadoram, Gabriel GARGALLO and Andreas J. HELBIG. Sylvia Warblers. Princeton, 2001. Comprehensive guide to 22 species with 20 color plates and 546 color photos. 576 pp. $85.00

TAYLOR, Barry. Rails: A Guide to the Rails, Crakes, Gallinules and Coots of the World. Yale, 1998. 43 color plates by Ber van PERLO. Maps. 600 pp. $52.00

TURNER, Angela. The Barn Swallow. T&AD Poyser, 2006. A complete monograph on this bird that breeds in North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa and winters in South America, southern Africa, southern Asia and even northern Australia. 304 pp. $75.00

URQUHART, Ewan. Stonechats: A Guide to the Genus Saxicola. Yale University Press, 2003. 14 species of Stonechats and Bushchats illustrated in color photos, b&w drawings, and 14 color plates by Adam Bowley. 320 pp. $60.00

VILLAGE, Andrew. The Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus). Poyser, 1990. A complete monograph, with black & white photos and illustrations. 352 pp. $53.00

OXFORD BIRD FAMILIES OF THE WORLD

Titles in the Bird Families of the World series, published by Oxford University Press, all follow the same two-part format. Section one combines description and analysis of life cycles with detailed illustrations, and covers courting and feeding habits, social systems, dispersal, breeding, diet, and conservation. The second section contains detailed information on each species, detailing physical attributes and differences with range maps and color plates.

BROOKE, Michael. Albatrosses and Petrels of the World: Procellariidae. 2004. Ten comprehensive introductory chapters and detailed individual species accounts describe the biology and behavior of the 125 species of this widespread family. 16 Color plates by John COX. 499 pp. Item #960. $215.00 Sale Price: $172.00

DAVIES, Stephen. Ratites and Tinamous. 2002. Evolution, biology, and natural history of 57 species. 12 color plates. 310 pp. Item #1231. $114.50

FJELDSA, Jon. Grebes: Podicipedidae. Oxford University Press, 2004. 16 color paintings by the author illuminate this reference work, along with 116 drawings illustrating special features and behavior. 320 pp. Item #984. $250.00

FRITH, Clifford B. and Dawn W. The Bowerbirds: Ptilonorhynchidae. 2004. Color plates by Eustace BARNES, line drawings, and photos. 508 pp. Item #1272. $252.00
Bowerbirds are unique among the birds of the world in the bower-building behavior of the males, for display and courtship.

FRITH, Clifford B. and Bruce M. BEEHLER. The Birds of Paradise: Paradisaeidae. 1998. 15 color plates by William T. COOPER. Covers 42 species. 613 pp. Item #1273. $245.00

HOLYOAK, David. Nightjars and their Allies. 2001. 24 color, 32 halftone plates by Martin WOODCOCK. 772 pp. Comprehensive guide to the world's 118 species. Item #1234. $250.00

KEAR, Janet. Ducks, Geese, and Swans: Anseriformes. 2005. Two volumes. Overview of the family, taxonomy and evolution, feeding ecology, breeding strategies, social behavior, movements and migrations, population dynamics, conservation and management, followed by accounts of 165 species, with summaries of literature and research. 32 color plates by Mark HULME, maps, drawings. 908 pp. Item #1013. $299.50

KUSHLAN, James A. and James A. HANCOCK. Herons. Oxford Bird Families of the World Series, 2005. Herons and their close relatives, the egrets and bitterns, comprise sixty species in total. Color plates, halftones and maps. 433 pp. $189.50

224. NELSON, J. Bryan. Pelicans, Cormorants, and their Relatives: The Pelecaniformes. Oxford Bird Families of the World, 2006. Identification and breeding biology. Twelve color plates by Andrew MACKAY and b&w illustrations by John BUSBY. 661 pp. $199.00

PAYNE, Robert B. The Cuckoos. Oxford Bird Families of the World Series, 2005. A new evolutionary history of the cuckoo family based on molecular genetics, exploring the origins and diversity of their behavior. Breeding biology and life histories of all cuckoo species. Illustrated by Karen Klitz. Color plates, halftones, maps. 618 pp. $289.50 Sale Price: $231.60

PRATT, H.D. The Hawaiian Honeycreepers. June 2005. Color plates by the author, black & white photos and illustrations, distribution maps. 342 pp. $245.00 Sale Price: $196.00

SHORT, Lester and Jennifer HORNE. Toucans, Barbets, and Honeyguides. 2001. Color and b&w illustrations by Albert Earl GILBERT. 526 pp. Comprehensive guide to the 133 species found in tropical regions around the world. $252.00