Check-List of Birds of the World; A Continuation of the Work of James L. Peters; Volume XIV
by Raymond A. Paynter, Jr. Editor
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- Hardcover
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- Very Good/No Jacket
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Worcester, MA: The Heffernan Press, 1968 The Heffernan Press, Worcester, MA. 1969. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Former owner name stamp on FFFP. Museum of Comparative Zoology. Book Condition: VG+; tip bumping and shelf wear to bottom board edges; gold lettering on spine is dulled. Red boards and spine with gold lettering. 433 pp. Eight taxa are covered in this volume that contain about 6% of the living species of birds however the systematics of these birds are among the most unsettled and controversial in the Class Aves; Parulidae, Drepanididas, Vireonidas, Icteridas, Fringillidas, Carduelinas, Estrildidas, Viduinae. A clean and very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001710
- Title
- Check-List of Birds of the World; A Continuation of the Work of James L. Peters; Volume XIV
- Author
- Raymond A. Paynter, Jr. Editor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- The Heffernan Press
- Place of Publication
- Worcester, MA
- Date Published
- 1968
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY, BIRDS, TAXA OF CLASS AVES, PARULIDAE, DREPANIDIDAS, VIREONIDAS, ICTERIDAS, FRINGILLIDAS, CARDUELINAS, ESTRILDIDAS, VIDUINAE, CHECK-LIST BIRDS THE WORLD.
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