Birds of Malaysia

Very good used hardcover in dust jacket. First edition, first printing. Foxing to edges of text-block, otherwise a very good hardback in a clipped, rubbed jacket that is sunned on the spine with a few chips and tears.

"Here is the only general, popular book on Malaysian bird-life for the layman as well as the field naturalist. This practical handbook is succinct, but complete and scientifically up-to-date. Simple keys, short descriptions with numerous figures, geographical distribution and relationships, and a few hints on the habits are supplied. They will enable the reader to identify all the birds he may encounter and give him the most essential information on them.

Here you will find such famous creatures as the Giant Argus, Bulwer's Wattled Pheasant, the great hornbills, the gorgeous pittas, sunbirds, and countless others among the 780 avian species which inhabit Malaysia.

The book is illustrated with seventy-nine beautiful line drawings."