Birds, Discovery, and Conservation: 100 Years of the Bulletin of the British Ornithologists's Club

Published to celebrate the Centenary of the British Ornithologists' Club, this is an anthology of the Club's Bulletin. This influential journal is devoted to all areas of British ornithology, and some of the best articles are reproduced here, along with comments from modern experts.

Contents: A brief history of the Bulletin; Geographical ornithology; Discovery of new species and subspecies; Migration; Ecology and Behavior; The Cuckoo Controversy; Taxonomy, systematics and evolution; The British list; Conservation.