Birds in the Australian High Country (The Comprehensive Revised Edition)

Very good used hardcover in very good dust jacket. 36 color plates.

Extending from the Blue Mountains behind Sydney almost to Melbourne, the south-eastern highlands of Australia are rich in bird life. First published in 1969, Birds in the Australian High Country was designed to make identification simple and to add a new depth to the appreciation of the mountain birdlife. Now extensively revised, it includes new species and up-to-date life histories of each, reflecting the findings of recent research and observation. The excellent text is the work of fifteen Canberra ornithologists. The illustrations are by Betty Temple Watts, who has skilfully reproduced the exact colour and typical posture of each species.