Search Results: Titles starting with U from Buteo Books

Washington: U.S. House of Representatives, 1855. Hardcover. Good. Volume I - Chile: Its Geography, Climate, Earthquakes, etc. Folding panoramic view of Santiago nearly 6 ft. in length. Folding map of Chile in three sheets. Ten full page plates: map, plans, views, one color portrait of Araucanian chief. Volume II - The Andes and Pampas: Minerals, Indian Remains, Mammals (Spencer F. Baird), Birds (John Cassin), etc. Illustrated with color plates (3 of Indian artifacts, 15 of birds), b&w plates, woodcuts, maps. Bound in decorated original brown cloth. Outer rear hinge of Volume I starting. Damps stain to top edge of many pages of Volume I. Cover scrape to Volume II with backstrip partially reglued, foreedge dampstain to the first few pages. Two additional volumes, principally covering astronomical observations, were published (not included here). Spencer Baird and John Cassin were contemporaries and friends, Baird at the Smithsonian and Cassis at the Academy of Natural Sciences. Both were eminent… Read More

Washington: A.O.P. Nicholson, 1858. Hardcover. Fair. Reports of Explorations and Surveys: To Ascertain the Most Practical and Economical Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean.1858. Vol. IX, Part II. Red cloth boards, small open holes to the first few pages, name stamp on ffep. Open holes to pages 755-792. Birds: by Spencer F. Baird with co-operation of John Cassin and George N. Lawrence. The work consists of a critical, descriptive account of all the birds of North America, north of Mexico, and is not restricted to the species collected by the Pacific Railroad Surveys. House of Representatives. Ex. Doc. No.91.

National Geographic, 2016. Paperback. New. A hands-on, fun, fact-filled field guide to spotting, hearing, and discovering North American birds. This fun, photo-filled, and fact-packed bird guide will make kids Stop! Look! and Listen! to find the feathered friends right in their own backyards. From ducks to hawks, sparrows to sandpipers, kids will learn how, where, and when to spot birds all over the United States. With tons of info and interactivity prompts, it's the perfect companion for bakyard or field trip, camping or vacation. Durable and portable, it's just right for pocket or backpack.

Hancock House Publishers, 2014. Paperback. As new. As new, bumped corner. Understanding the Bird of Prey : Their Biology, Behavior, Breeding, Captive Management, Rehabilitation, and Falconry Training. Based on the author's considerable experience as a practicing falconer and raptor biologist, this manual covers captive breeding, equipment, development and behavior, and hawking in the field. Color photos, drawings. 2014 paperback printing [1995].

Hancock House Publishers, 2014. Paperback. New. Understanding the Bird of Prey : Their Biology, Behavior, Breeding, Captive Management, Rehabilitation, and Falconry Training. Based on the author's considerable experience as a practicing falconer and raptor biologist, this manual covers captive breeding, equipment, development and behavior, and hawking in the field. Color photos, drawings. 2014 paperback printing [1995].

New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1952. Paperback. Fine. American Museum Novitates Number 1545. 9 pp. Fine in self-wrappers.

The Sound Approach, 2015. Hardcover. New. Explore the twilight world of owls that you can hear in your garden, the park or woods with this lyrical investigation into their sounds. Listen to previously unpublished digital stereo recordings of the owls of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, illustrated with annotated sonograms. Enjoy paintings and photographs, often of the individuals recorded. Learn how to research into evolution, behavior and sounds invite us to recognize a dozen new owl species. Share the thrill of closing in on a huge fish owl found only a handful of times before, the rarest owl in our region. Travel to rugged desert mountains, where the authors chanced upon a previously undiscovered owl, the first new Arabian bird species for nearly 80 years. Learn to listen like an owl and maybe you could find the next one. Includes four CDs with 327 sound recordings of 38 species of owls, a couple of midwife toads, some Parrot Crossbills and a few voles... Brought to you by the team of… Read More

Brasilian Institute for the Environment and Natural Resources, 1989. Paperback. Near Fine. 1989. Near fine paperback. Text in Portuguese. Vol. 1 National Parks and Biological Reserves. Color photographs. Maps.

University of Utah, 1962. Paperback. Very Good. 1962. 29 pp. Volume 12, Number 4, October, 1962. B&W illustrations. Original wrappers, disbound from complete volume. Near fine condition. Lacking rear wrapper, binder's tape on spine.

University of Utah, 1962. Paperback. Very Good. Volume XII, Number 7, 33 pp. Black & white photos, maps. Original wrappers, disbound from complete volume. Near fine condition. Lacking rear wrapper, binder's tape on spine.

Kosmos, 1978. Paperback. Fine. Paperback in fine condition. Text in German. The dragonflies of Central Europe in 120 color photographs.

The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and the American Ornithologists' Union, 2001. Paperback. New. Species account number 580 in the Birds of North America Life Histories for the 21st Century series. In 1992 the American Ornithologists' Union in partnership with the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia undertook the publication of species accounts for each of the more than 700 species which breed in the United States and Canada. These illustrated reviews provide comprehensive summaries of the current knowledge of the species, with range maps and an extensive list of references. The series is finally complete, in 716 parts. Accounts are 8 ½ x 11 booklets.

New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1938. Paperback. Very Good. American Museum Novitates No. 988. 28 pp. Black and white photographic plates. Very good in self-wrappers.

New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1939. Paperback. Fine. American Museum Novitates Number 1051. Fine in original self-wrappers. 15 pp.

American Museum of Natural History, 1931. Paperback. Very Good. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History: Volume 63, Article 1. Very good in chipped original Wrappers.

Cooper Ornithological Society, 2012. Hardcover. New. Now that more than half of the world's population lives in cities, the study of birds in urban ecosystems has emerged at the forefront of ornithological research. An international team of leading researchers in urban bird ecology and conservation from across Europe and North America presents the state of this diverse field, addressing classic questions while proposing new directions for further study. Areas of particular focus include the processes underlying patterns of species shifts along urban-rural gradients, the demography of urban birds and the role of citizen science, and human-avian interaction in urban areas. This important reference fills a crucial need for scientists, planners, and managers of urban spaces and all those interested in the study and conservation of birds in the world's expanding metropolises.

Comstock Cornell, 2018. Hardcover. New. Urban Ornithology is the first quantitative historical analysis of any New York City natural area's birdlife and spans the century and a half from 1872 to 2016. Only Manhattan's Central and Brooklyn's Prospect Parks have preliminary species lists, not revised since 1967, and the last book examining the birdlife of the entire New York City area is now more than fifty years old. This book updates the avifaunas of those two parks, the Bronx, and other New York City boroughs. It treats the 301 bird species known to have occurred within its study area - Van Cortlandt Park and the adjacent Northwest Bronx - plus 70 potential additions. Its 123 breeding species are tracked from 1872 and supplemented by quantitative breeding bird censuses from 1937 to 2015. Gains and losses of breeding species are discussed in light of an expanding New York City inexorably extinguishing unique habitats.

PELAGIC PRESS, 2014. Hardcover. New. In words and stunning photographs, Ed Drewitt reveals the latest information on Peregrine behavior including how they are adapting to, and taking advantage of, the urban environment.The book is also a how-to-guide, with information on finding peregrines, studying their diet, ringing individuals for research, putting up nest boxes and enabling people to learn more about them through public viewing points or web cameras. Ed also discusses what makes a Peregrine urban, their contemporary relationship with people, and helps dispel some myths and reveal some truths about this agile predator.

SI/MAB Bidiversity Program, 2001. Paperback. Fine. Paperback in fine condition, minor shelf wear. SI/MAB Series 7. Color photographs.

Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, 1978. Paperback. Very Good. 1978. Paperback in very good conditon. Dredged Material Research Program Technical Report D-78-1, June 1978. Microfiche of Appendix A and B included in rear pocket. Maps and tables.