Grinnell, Joseph, et al.

The Game Birds of California

Berkeley University of California Press 1918, First edition. 642pp. 16 color plates plus numerous black & white drawings, 19 tables (one folding). Extensive bibliography and index. Original dark blue cloth, gilt-lettered spine and front cover. Foxing to first few leaves including frontis plate and title page, else a fine copy. Berkeley University of California Press 1918. Co-authored by Grinnell, Harold Child Bryant, and Tracy Irwin Storer. The colored plates are after drawings by Louis Agassiz Fuertes and Allan Brooks. A very scholarly work on the subject. Not only is every California game bird covered, but chapters also include, "Decrease of game and its causes," "The natural enemies of game birds," "The gun club in California," "The propagation of game birds," etc. Also includes a glossary of special terms, the method of taking measurements, etc.

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