1936 Pheasants: Their Lives and Homes

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Colour Plates, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

Two volumes bound in one, as issued. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece to each volume, sixty-two plates, twenty-nine of which are in colour, and a map. Collated complete. A study of the living pheasants in their natural environment in various parts of the Far East, being the result of a seventeen moth journey through Asian and the East Indies. Providing a records of their habits and surroundings, and important factor in the understanding of their structure and evolution. With reference to a variety of species, including the Tragopan Pheasant, Blood Pheasant, Impeyan Pheasant, Crested Fireback Pheasant, and the Junglefowl. Written by Charles William Beebe, an American naturalist, ornithologist, marine biologist, entomologist, explorer, and author. Best remembered for the numerous expeditions he conducted for the New York Zoological Society and his prolific scientific writing for academic and popular audiences. Published under the auspices of the New York Zoological Society.