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THE WOOD-PIGEON (NMN 20)
by R.K. Murton
Published by Collins. 1st. 1965
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper. A 'New Naturalist' Monograph No. 20. Green buckram cloth. 39 b/w photographs. 22 text figures. Coloured plate frontispiece. A fascinating study of the wood-pigeon, the least studied of British birds. Dr. Murton reveals the particularly long life span of the wood-pigeon, 14 years, and also reveals that wood-pigeons are unique among bird life in that they lactate, with their young being fed entirely on milk for the first few days of life.
Light fading to spine; bump to base of spine. Name in ink to front endpaper. Wrapper is browned to spine, with a couple of small nicks to corners.
Stock no. 2116584
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NEW NATURALIST
- PIGEONS
- ORNITHOLOGY
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