Birdbooker Report 20

tags: Birdbooker Report, bird books, natural history books, ecology books

Here's this week's issue of the Birdbooker Report by Ian "Birdbooker" Paulsen, which lists ecology, environment, natural history and bird books that are (or will soon be) available for purchase.

FEATURED TITLE:

Tennyson, Alan and Paul Martinson. Extinct Birds of New Zealand. 2006. Te Papa Press. Hardbound: 180 pages. Price: $54.95 U.S. (available in the USA from Pacific Island Books and Buteo Books or for $63.95 and up from Amazon). SUMMARY: Covers 58 species of "recently" extinct birds of New Zealand. The full page award winning artwork by Paul Martinson almost brings these extinct birds back to life!

New and Recent Titles:

1. Lewis, Meriwether and William Clark. The History of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (edited by Elliot Coues). 1979. Dover Publications. Paperback in 3 volumes: 1364 pages total. Price: $12.95 U.S. per volume. SUMMARY: An unabridged reprint of the title that was published in 1893.
2. Marshall, Stephen A. Insects: Their Natural History and Diversity. 2006. Firefly Books. Hardbound: 732 pages. Price: $95.00 U.S. [Amazon: $59.85]. SUMMARY: Includes a photographic guide to the insects of the northeastern USA and adjacent Canada.
3. Menino, Holly. Darwin's Fox and My Coyote. 2008. University of Virginia Press. Hardbound: 182 pages. Price: $27.95 U.S. [Amazon: $18.45]. SUMMARY: The author discusses the conservation biology of the Island Gray Fox, Darwin's Fox, and Coyote.
4. Ponder, Winston F. and David R. Lindberg (editors). Phylogeny and Evolution of the Mollusca. 2008. University of California Press. Hardbound: 469 pages. Price: $49.95 U.S. [Amazon: $39.96]. SUMMARY: An up-to-date review of the evolutionary history of the mollusks.