Oiseaux

1932 — pp. xxiv, 579 + Color plates after paintings by Francis L. Jaques, with guards and explanations + Photographic plates + Folding colored map. Small 4to. 25 cm. Plain cloth binding. "Florida occupies a unique position biologically among the States of the Union and has been a Mecca for naturalists. Comprising a long narrow peninsula projecting southward into the tropics, and provided with myriad lakes, ponds, marshes, and tidal lagoons, it is an attractive lane of migration for many birds and furnishes an ideal home at all seasons for immense numbers of waterfowl, shorebirds, and swamp-loving species." - Introduction. A nice clean copy of a invaluable work that contains a description of each bird found in Florida, with: its range, distribution, haunts, habits, food, recognition marks, etc. Ripley 138. NH7