Flashing Wings: The Drama of Bird Flight

Hardcover in very good condition with good dust jacket. Dust jacket is rubbed and has a few small chips. A bit of spotting along top edge. Foreword by Dean Amadon. Illustrated by Robert Hines. 

For centuries, man has been baffled by the mysteries and miracles of birds in flight. Today we know, at least in a general way, the adaptations that enable the bird to launch itself skyward, and we understand the properties of air and how, under proper conditions, it can support the flight of birds. Flashing Wings, based upon the personal observations of a field naturalist, and the research of an ornithologist, is an exciting and detailed account of birds in flight, pointing out their beauty and natural grace as well as the technical and engineering aspects.