Birds of Western Australia by D L Serventy and H M Whittell

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Ex library copy with no external stickers. Stamps and some writing on inside. Sticky tape stains on inside endpages. Binding at back has split but no pages lost. Dust jacket is in fair condition with part of spine missing. Dust jacket is now in protective cover. Please see images for more information.

In this book, ornithologists D L Serventy and H M Whittell present to the bird-loving public the first detailed account of the birds of Western Australia. There is a chapter on the history of ornithological discovery in Western Australia and another on bird geography. Each bird species is treated systematically, giving the Aboriginal name in various localities and descriptions stressing field recognition marks, distribution, nesting and general habits. (book flap)