THE BODLEY HEAD NATURAL HISTORY. VOLUME I. BRITISH BIRDS. PASSERES. By E.D. Cuming. With illustrations by J.A. Shepherd.

1913 1st edition. 12mo (130 x 168mm). Pp120,ill,ad. 3 illustrated colour plates, colour illustrations, illustrated end-papers. Brown cloth, spine and upper board titled in gilt, bordered gilt and black illustration to upper board.

Brief descriptions of the appearance and habits of some of the members of the Passeres order (more members are covered in Volume II). Each page has delightful pen and ink illustrations in colour. Birds included are: Song thrush; Mistle thrush; Blackbird; Ring ouzel; Redwing; Fieldfare - white's thrush, black throated thrush, dusky thrush, rock thrush; Wheatear - Isabelline wheatear, black-throated, desert wheatear; Robin; Nightingale: Whinchat; Stonechat; Redstart; Black redstart; Bluethroat; Great tit; Blue tit; Coal or cole tit; Long-tailed tit; Crested tit; Marsh tit; Bearded tit; Starling; Rose-coloured pastor; Wren.