WILD BIRDS AND THE LAND
Bulletin No. 140 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. Published by His Majesty’s Stationery Office, Price 2s.6d.NET
PAPERBACK 1948
WILD BIRDS AND THE LAND
"Wild Birds and the Land" is Bulletin No. 140 released by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and written by former Advisory Ornithologist to the Ministry, Mr F. Howard Lancum M.B.E. F.L.S. First published by HMSO in 1948, this eighth impression was published, with amendments, in 1956. A beautifully illustrated paperback that attempts to show how some species of British birds stand in relation to agriculture & horticulture. Species discussed include Owls, the Crow family, Hawks & Falcons, Doves, Cuckoo, Thrushes, Tits, Plovers, Nightjars, Landrail, Wagtails & Flycatchers, House-Sparrows, Finches, Swallow, Martins & Swift, Starling and Woodpeckers.
• Paperback: 75 pages
• Publisher: HMSO (1948)
• ASIN: B0010ZLEU4
• Product Dimensions: 24.5 x 18.5 x 0.4 cm
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S.O. Code No. 24-204-4--48
First Published September 1948
Reprinted November 1948
F. Howard Lancum, M.B.E., F.L.S.
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
75 pages
Externally grubby, shelf and fingered, dog-eared but entire with fabulous black and white photography of the period.
Dimensions: 24 x 18 cm
DCB Book code DP687 256