1993 Finches & Sparrows: An Identification Guide

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Colour Plates, First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

First edition. Helm Identification Guides. Illustrated with seventy-three colour plates and numerous in-text figures and maps. Collated complete. Although some of the most familiar and colourful birds in the world are finches and sparrows, no comprehensive single-volume treatment of these families has appeared before this one. This volume is an identification guide to the world's "true" finches and sparrows, encompassing all two hundred and ninety species in its detailed descriptions. Written by Peter Clement, an English ornithologist who worked for Natural England, the UK Government’s scientific advisory body. Illustrated by Alan Harris, a British bird illustrator, and John Davis, an English wildlife artist and illustrator.