Written and illustrated by 'Fish-Hawk' (David K. Wolfe Murray). With a Foreword by J. Wentworth Day. Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd. London 1950 (2nd edition).

8vo (19 x 13 cm), 116 p. + 3 p.(index). Con 33 ilustraciones a plena página hechas del natural por el autor (“The illustrations are the finished results of many hours' sketching in the field”). Describe las numerosas aves que pueden ser vistas mes a mes por cualquiera que pasee por el campo (“A fascinating volume about 'those birds which may be seen month by month”). Contenido: JANUARY: The month of Flocks - Estuaries - Rare winter visitors .... FEBRUARY: Courtship ... - First migrant ...- Songsters ... MARCH: Arrivals ... – Breeding ... APRIL: Migration reaches its peak ... - Sea birds ... - Bird protection. MAY: A rare visitor ... Late arrivals .... JUNE: Use of hides in bird watching ...-  Collectors ... - Reservoirs. JULY: Sporadic invasions by non-migratory species ... First arrivals in autumn movement ... AUGUST: Early departures. SEPTEMBER: Increase in departure of summer residents ... Identification of rarities. OCTOBER: Danger of too many species ... NOVEMBER: Invasion of Wood-Pigeons ... - Various British species - Methods of differenciating. DECEMBER: Movements only local - Food supply - Bird Sanctuaries.

Encuadernación en tela editorial verde, protegida por camisa de solapas con alguna rotura y falta en los bordes. Nombre del anterior propietario en 1ª hoja en blanco. Muy buen estado.

(Tema: ornitología, avistamiento de aves en Inglaterra / Bird watching, British species)

CIENCIAS NATURALES, aves, pájaros