Birds of New York State

Garden City, New York: Doubleday / Natural History Press, 1974. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 10x7x2. Peterson, Roger Tory; Eckelberry, Don; Singer, Arthur; Gilbert, Al; Tudor, Guy; Ward, Neil; Malick, Don; Ferguson, Walter; Yrizarry, John; Pineo, Chris. Preliminary corrigenda for the supplement laid in, detailing submitted corrections. Jacket edges rubbed with minor loss from spine head, jacket a bit toned, ink name on front endpaper, verso of a few plates foxed. 1974 Hard Cover. xii, 655 pp. Map of New York on front endpapers. A survey of birds found in New York, by the head of the Department of Ornithology at the American Museum of Natural History, with illustrations reproduced from paintings by Roger Tory Peterson and others. Includes: Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION: Ornithological History; The Environment; Outstanding Birding Areas; Conservation; Escapes; Analysis of the Avifauna: Breeders, Nonbreeders; Analysis of Breeding Limits; Species of Restricted Breeding Range; Taxonomic Treatment; Terms and Abbreviations; FAMILY AND SPECIES ACCOUNTS; APPENDICES: Gazetteer; Bibliography; Index.