THE HAWFINCH. By Guy Montfort. New Naturalist Special Volume No. 15.
# 1957 1st edition. 8vo (141 x 206mm). Ppxii,176,iv[ads]. B/w photographs and illustrations, maps. Green buckram, spine titled in gilt.
# This is an authoritative and detailed examination of the natural history of the Britain's largest finch. Chapters include: Introducing the hawfinch; The bird and its environment; The winter flock; Aggressive behaviour in the flock; Courtship behaviour; Mating and territorial behaviour; Song and call notes; The nest, nest site and eggs; Behaviour at the nest; The hawfinch's diet; Local movements and migration; Origin, subspecies and classification distribution in the British Isles; Distribution abroad; The flight of the hawfinch; The hawfinch's parasites; Food eaten by the hawfinch in Britain.
# This is an authoritative and detailed examination of the natural history of the Britain's largest finch. Chapters include: Introducing the hawfinch; The bird and its environment; The winter flock; Aggressive behaviour in the flock; Courtship behaviour; Mating and territorial behaviour; Song and call notes; The nest, nest site and eggs; Behaviour at the nest; The hawfinch's diet; Local movements and migration; Origin, subspecies and classification distribution in the British Isles; Distribution abroad; The flight of the hawfinch; The hawfinch's parasites; Food eaten by the hawfinch in Britain.
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56467
| Author | Mountfort (Guy). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 56467 |
| ISBN | B00CQ3YNVG. |
| Book Description | Very slight bubbling of cloth, as usual, o/w a fine copy in a slightly spine-faded dust-wrapper. This copy has a plain green, sugar-paper dust-wrapper - in this form amongst the rarest of New Naturalist volumes. "I once saw a copy in a plain green, sugar |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1957 |
| Publisher | Collins. |
| Place | New Naturalist Series. |