The Birds of the Balearics

Bannerman, D.A. & W.M.

Tanager Books

Birds That Came Back

Gooders, John.

Science & Math

Owls of the World: Their Evolution, Structure, and Ecology

Burton, John A.

For most of us today, the enchantment of the Galapagos lies not in the rather forbidding scenery that Darwin and Melville described so vividly, but in their truly fascinating wildlife. No less fascinating, but much less familiar, is the history of their original discovery, and the accounts of them given by their early visitors, as set out by John Hickman in this highly readable book which covers its history from prior to the Spaniards (supported by Thor Heyerdahl's discovery of Chimu pottery), through its use by smugglers and whalers. After 1832, the govemment of Ecuador assumed nominal responsibility for the administration of the Galpagos, though it was some time before any close control was exercised.In Darwin's footsteps came a series of scientific expeditions led among others by Rollo Beck, William Beebe, Victor Wolfgang von Hagen and David Lack. In 1959, the Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Islands was formally constituted under Belgian law, and in 1964 the Research Station on Santa Cruz Island was opened. A few years later the Galapagos National Park Service came into operation. The whole story with its ups and downs, its successes and failures, is told in a masterful manner by John Hickman combining historical detail with human interest to great effect.

The Enchanted Islands: The Galapagos Discovered

Hickman, John

A guide to the birds of Nepal

Inskipp, Carol

Biological Sciences

<p>From the front flap of this 152-page book: "'From Agar to Zenry' describes the amazing variety of plant uses through the ages, from herbal remedies and country recipes to the often surprising uses of plants in medicine and industry today. The author also explores the validity of traditional beliefs and folklore about plants and trees, traces the origin of plant names and recalls some of the woodland crafts such as bodging and charcoal burning now almost forgotten. He recalls too the 'green-cunning' of his great-grandmother, a great scourer of woodlands, hedgerows and sea shore, who loved the countryside and treated it as larder and medicine chest. Delightfully illustrated with line-and-wash drawings by Carole Pugh, this truly eye-opening book includes much that is unfamiliar and intriguing, ranging from agars and algins (the seaweed extracts so vital in our consumer age) to zenry (the West Country name for charlock)</p>

From Agar to Zenry: A Book of Plant Uses, Names, and Folklore

FREETHY, Ron

<p>A collection of color and black &amp; white works by the British bird and wildlife artist and naturalist George Edward Lodge (1860-1954). This work includes a series of biographical essays concerning Mr. Lodge by various authors. His illustrations graced many books, but his work was under-appreciated, in the view of the editor. --- In textured grey paper-covered boards, with gilt-stamped spine titling. Jacket features color Lodge painting of cock capercaillie.</p>

George Lodge: Artist Naturalist

Arts & Photography

Lodge, G. E.

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

A Tour of British Bird Reserves

Russell, Valerie

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