Tibet and Its Birds

Near fine hardcover, previous owner's name on front end paper, TEG. Dust jacket in mylar protected dust jacket. Vaurie describes Tibet and relates the history of its ornithological exploration, discusses the distribution of its avifauna, the zoogeographic position of Tibet, and summarizes the little that is known about migration. A second section lists 505 species, all the birds collected or reported in Tibet at the time. Black and white photographs. Color plates by Arthur Singer.