<p>Text by Alan Kemp. Illustrations by Simon Colburn. Includes bibliography and index. Fine condition in a fine dust jacket, enclosed in a fine slipcase.</p>

The owls of Southern Africa

Kemp, A.C.

Struik-Winchester

Esias Bosch

Bosch, Andree

Traditionally the term 'shrike' has been confined to the typical or true shrikes, the helmet-shrikes and the bush-shrikes - a well-known group of small to medium-sized birds with strong, hooked and toothed, raptor-like bills. This book adopts a wider definition - based on an analysis of behavior (especially communication behavior) and other characteristics - and includes the batises and wattle-eyes within the group. Tony Harris's text presents many new and exciting ideas on the biology of shrikes and includes much unpublished material from his own field experience. His detailed introduction provides a general comparative analysis of the various characteristics that define the group. This is followed by the 32 species accounts, which contain exhaustive informative on identification, habitat, status, behavior and breeding biology. A summary of data for quick reference and two distribution maps conclude each account. The book ends with a glossary of scientific terms, a comprehensive bibliography, and a detailed index. The text is accompanied by 34 magnificent full-page color plates by Graeme Arnott, depicting adult birds in typical examples of their preferred habitat. Supporting these paintings are 25 full-color sketches (illustrating characteristic postures as well as juveniles and nests), four anatomical sketches in color, and a number of pencil drawings. The combination of Tony Harris's authoritative text and Graeme Arnott's sensitively executed illustrations will ensure that this book is widely acclaimed and appreciated - not only by professional and amateur ornithologists, but also by connoisseurs of Africana, discerning judges of contemporary wildlife art, and collectors of fine illustrated books.

Shrikes of southern Africa: True shrikes, helmet-shrikes, and bush-shrikes, including the batises and black-throated wattle-eye

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HARRIS, TONY

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Goode, Douglas

The complete book of southern African birds

Ginn, Peter

Hunters of the African sky

Steyn, Peter

Contemporary ceramics in South Africa

Arts & Photography

Cruise, Wilma

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<p>Hardcover: 427 pages Publisher: Struik Publishers; 1st Ed. edition (May 1992) Language: English ISBN-10: 0947430318 ISBN-13: 978-0947430313</p>

I was lonelyness: The complete graphic works of John Muafangejo : a catalogue raisonné 1968-1987

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