Beebe Charles William (46 results)

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SCIENCE READER.
RYAN, LAWRENCE V. (EDITOR)includes; SPRAT, THOMAS; BEEBE, WILLIAM; HUDSON, W.H.; PEASE, WILLIAM; STEWART, GEORGE R.; EDDINGTON, SIR ARTHUR; DARWIN,CHARLES; MELVILLE, HERMAN; NEWTON, ISAAC;CARSON, RACHEL; HUXLEY, SIR JULIAN.OTHERS
Published by Holt, Rinehart & Winston Pub 1966,JULY, NY, 1966
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Add to basketpaperback. Condition: Very Good. PAPERBACK. VERY GOOD Condition PAPERBACK.bit spine slant. ; white titles on MATTE black paper covers. ; 308pg pages; text in course for courses in scientific writing; selections which appeal toreaders of diverse levels of scientifiv training; ; supply of examples; logically progressing series of writing asignements; offer specimens of well written prose. …

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Seller: Paul Gritis Books, Coopersburg, PA, U.S.A.Paul Gritis Books
Contact seller3-star sellerSoft cover. Condition: Good. Complete copy of the "Bulletin of the New York Zoological Society", July-August 1939, Vol. XLII, No. 4. Contains the articles by Breder (On the Trail of the Tarpon, pp. 99-110, 21 photos) and Beebe (Slaying Scientific Dragons, pp. 118- 123, photos & figs.; on deep- sea fishes). No names or markings, good copy.…

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Language: German
Published by Leipzig: Verlag F. A. Brockhaus, 1936
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Add to basket20,5 cm ; Leinen. Condition: Gut. 207 S. ; Mit 28 Abbildungen auf Tafeln. Hardcoverausgabe, Leineneinband, 207 Seiten mit Farbkopfschnitt. Leeres Vorsatzblatt mit Exlibris. Einband etwas angedunkelt und mit kleiner Stoßstelle. hw226B.
The Atlantic Monthly, September 1918
William Beebe; Setsuko Koizumi(Mrs. Lafcadio Hearn); A. Edward Newton; and Charles B. Nordhoff
Published by The Atlantic Monthly Company, 1918
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- Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Seller: My Book Heaven, Alameda, CA, U.S.A.My Book Heaven
Contact seller5-star sellerMonthly Magazine. Ex-library, but covers bound in, and otherwise intact, within a paper library cover. Monthly theme is "Religion in War Time". Includes Setsuko Koizumi's "Reminscences of Lafcadio Hearn". Good condition.

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Galapagos: The Flow Of Wilderness, 2 Volumes. Volume 1: Discovery. Volume 2: Prospect
Porter, Elio, And Kenneth Brower; Introductions By Loren Eiseley And John P. Milton; Selections From Herman Melville, Charles Darwin, J. B. Slevin, William Beebe, Etc.; Edited By Kenneth Brower; Forewords By David Brower And Kenneth Brower
Language: English
Published by Sierra Club / Conservatin Foundation, San Francisco / New York, 1968
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Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 171, 187 Pp. Two Volumes In Red Cloth, Gilt, Exhibit Format13 3/4 By 10 1/2 Inches, In Green Cloth Box, Gilt. First Printings, With Pre-Publication Prices Intact On The Dust Jackets. In The Publisher's Green Cloth Box Which Would Be Near Fine But Closed End Is Sunned And There Is A Partial Split At The Top Of The Narrow Closed End. Color Photographs Throughout (illustrator).…
Published by New York ; London : G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1926
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Seller: Wissenschaftliches Antiquariat Köln Dr. Sebastian Peters UG, Köln, GermanyWissenschaftliches Antiquariat Köln Dr. Sebastian Peters UG
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Add to basketCondition: gut. XIX, 439 S., 65 Abb., 9 Taf., 2 Karten, 24 cm, goldgeprägter Leineneinband leicht berieben, gebräunt. Sprache: Englisch.

Great Railroad Stories of the World
Beebe, Lucius; Dickens, Charles; Saroyan, William; Wolfe, Thomas (and more)
Published by The McBride Company., New York., 1954
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- First Edition
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Add to basketCondition: Near Fine. 1st edition. Stories by various popular authors capturing the romance of the steam era. weight 1.5 lb. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with light edgewear. Moskowitz, Samuel (editor) 21.5x13.8x3.2 cm. 331 pp. Hardcover. Red cloth, blue spine title.

Published by Leipzig, F. A. Brockhaus, 1935
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- First Edition
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.MW Books
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Professionally recased with the original spine laid back; very impressively finished. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong; 255 pages; Variant Title: Neunhundertdreiundzwanzig Meter unter dem Meeresspiegel. Description: 255 p. Plates (part col. ) ports. , diagrs. 24 cm. Subjects: Marine animals--Bermuda Islands. Deep diving. Dowsing. 1 Kg.…

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Venture into the heart of the South American jungle with William Beebe's â??Edge Of The Jungle.â? A celebrated naturalist and explorer, Beebe vividly captures the sights, sounds, and wonders of the Guyana rainforest. Through a series of engaging essays and personal anecdotes, he introduces readers to the remarkable biodiversity and intricate ecosystems that thrive within this vibrant, yet challenging, environment. Beebe's keen observations and evocative prose bring to life the exotic flora and fauna, from colorful birds and elusive mammals to fascinating insects and reptiles. More than just a scientific account, â??Edge Of The Jungleâ? is a testament to the power and beauty of the natural world, inviting readers to reflect on our relationship with the environment and the importance of conservation. Experience the allure of the untamed wilderness through the eyes of a passionate explorer.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. XIV, 499 p. : Ill.; without dust jacket English.

Published by Leipzig, F. A. Brockhaus, 1935
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- First Edition
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Add to basketFirst Edition. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Professionally recased with the original spine laid back; very impressively finished. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong; 255 pages; Variant Title: Neunhundertdreiundzwanzig Meter unter dem Meeresspiegel. Description: 255 p. Plates (part col. ) ports. , diagrs. 24 cm. Subjects: Marine animals--Bermuda Islands. Deep diving. Dowsing. 1 Kg.…

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Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Venture into the heart of the South American jungle with William Beebe's â??Edge Of The Jungle.â? A celebrated naturalist and explorer, Beebe vividly captures the sights, sounds, and wonders of the Guyana rainforest. Through a series of engaging essays and personal anecdotes, he introduces readers to the remarkable biodiversity and intricate ecosystems that thrive within this vibrant, yet challenging, environment. Beebe's keen observations and evocative prose bring to life the exotic flora and fauna, from colorful birds and elusive mammals to fascinating insects and reptiles. More than just a scientific account, â??Edge Of The Jungleâ? is a testament to the power and beauty of the natural world, inviting readers to reflect on our relationship with the environment and the importance of conservation. Experience the allure of the untamed wilderness through the eyes of a passionate explorer.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…
Published by The Bodley Head, 1950
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Seller: Stephen White Books, Bradford, United KingdomStephen White Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. NOT ex-library. Hardback/Hardcover, clean text, sound binding. Missing dust cover. Quick dispatch from UK seller.
More imagesMille Metri Sott'Acqua
Beebe SC. D., LL. D, William/Beebe, Charles William (Direttore del Reparto Ricerche Tropicali della Società Zoologica di New York) - Scortecci, Prof. G./Scortecci, Giuseppe (Direttore del Museo di Storia Naturale di Milano): Prefazione di
Published by Milano - Verona, Editore Valentino Bompiani (Soc. An. Editr. V. Bompiani and C.) - Arti Grafiche Chiamenti (stampa) 1935 (XIII), 1935
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Seller: Studio bibliografico De Carlo, Carmagnola, TO, ItalyStudio bibliografico De Carlo
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Buono (Good). I ed. italiana: 1935 - XIII (ed. originale: Half Mile Down, New York, Harcourt, Brace and Company 1934). Traduzione di Carlo Coardi. VIII/XXIV+384=408/rilegatura in mezza pelle bianca con titoli e disegni oro e con i piatti rifiniti in carta patinata illustrati a colori. Con 124 figure in nero f.t. e in b/n in tavole patinate f.t. e XII figure a colori in tavole patinate f.t. protette con acetato trasparente. Fogli di guardia con cartae in nero delle 26 discese della Batisfera nelle Bermuda). Stato buono (manca il cofanetto editoriale - leggera usura della copertina - fogli di guardia e pagine bruniti - usura degli acetati a protezione delle tavole a colori). Book.…
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- First Edition
Seller: Herbst-Auktionen, Detmold, GermanyHerbst-Auktionen
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Add to basketAUF ENTDECKUNGSFAHRT MIT BEBE Abenteuer mit Tiefsee- Land- und Luftgetier, mit 28 Abbildungen. F.A. Brockhaus Leipzig, 1. Auflage 1936, ERSTAUSGABE, 207 SS. gebunden (Hardcover, Oln. 8°), 1 Bibl.-Stempel, sonst schön erhalten.

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Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 22.

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More imagesSixth Annual Report of the New York Zoological Society Chartered in 1895 Objects of the Society, A public Zoological Park, The Preservation of the Our Native Animals, The Promotion of Zoology 1901
Charles T. Barney; W. T. Hornaday; Frank H. Miller; Harlow Brooks; Raymond L. Ditmars; C. William Beebe; Madison Grant; J. Alden Loring
Published by Office of the Society, New York, 1902
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Seller: Midway Book Store (ABAA), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.Midway Book Store (ABAA)
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. 24 x 15.5 cm. Octavo. 174pp. Frontispiece plus 19 additional black and white photographs including several of a giant tortoise. Index. Green cloth with gilt emblem. Corners of boards are bumped. Small stamp on front free endpaper. Some scuffing and light soiling to covers. Foxing to title page & frontispiece.…

Language: English
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Seller: S N Books World, Delhi, IndiaS N Books World
Contact seller5-star sellerLeatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1912 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 12 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English.…

The Muse of 1943. [Sidney Lanier and His Symphonies in Wars]
Forbes, Ethel R. [Clarence Adams, Ralph Sturtevant Adams, Alvarita Ashe, Isabel Allam, Elam Allen, Charles T. Alexander, Mary B. Anderson, Florence Archer, Sallie Arnold, Athena, Selina Avery, Helen Axtell, Dorothy Baer, Fanny Hazelton Baker, Henry G. Baker, Ella Ballew, Walter Bardeck, Anne Barlow, Maude Barragan, Florence Bartsch, Ruth Bassett, Anita Bassford, Joseph Bean, William Beckett, Florence Beebe, Faye Benbow, Harriet Blackwell, Bennie Bledsoe, Lura Boles, Stella Boren, Nancy Boston, Berni ce Bradford, Johnielu Bradford, Marguerite Brennan, Grace Brown, Elizabeth Browne, Hazel Bruner, Adelaide Bunn, Vena Burt, Adah Byrnes, Janet Cade, Maud Cain, Elise Campbell, Ethel Carlson, Florence Thiot (Moncrieff), 1879-1969; etc]
Published by New York : Horizon House ; [printed in USA by Bookcraft, NYC), 1943., 1943
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Seller: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, U.S.A.Joseph Valles - Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 384 pp. ; illustrations ; grey and beige cloth ; wear to covers ; brown lettering and design on front cover ; gold lettering on spine ; notation by previous owner on front ep ; line drawings by Marion Connelly ; a large collection of poetry, largely written during World War II, with many poignant passages : "Veils in a marihuana fantasy" (!) from Lucile Coleman's "The Prodigal Muse" ; "The little, lisping, yellow, apes / Coming in the most grotesque shapes / Brought America to her knees" from William Comeau's "The Eagle's Scream" ; "Transfusing my blood with avid tooth / They thus renew their vampire youth" from Lucile Coleman's "Dirge of a War Nurse" ; "I shall know peace / When I walk alone in other years / With eyes grown dry from ex cess tears / When dreams and plans are past / And I am free of you / At last" from Charles Forde's "Finality" ; detailed biographical listings for each poet at back, many probably now the only source of information on several of them ; foxing ; Poet s include : Clarence Adams, Ralph Sturtevant Adams, Alvarita Ashe, Isabel Allam, Elam Allen, Charles T. Alexander, Mary B. Anderson, Florence Archer, Sallie Arnold, Athena, Selina Avery, Helen Axtell, Dorothy Baer, Fanny Hazelton Baker, Henry G. Baker, Ella Ballew, Walter Bardeck, Anne Barlow, Maude Barragan, Florence Bartsch, Ruth Bassett, Anita Bassford, Joseph Bean, William Beckett, Florence Beebe, Faye Benbow, Harriet Blackwell, Bennie Bledsoe, Lura Boles, Stella Boren, Nancy Boston, Berni ce Bradford, Johnielu Bradford, Marguerite Brennan, Grace Brown, Elizabeth Browne, Hazel Bruner, Adelaide Bunn, Vena Burt, Adah Byrnes, Janet Cade, Maud Cain, Elise Campbell, Ethel Carlson, Leona Carlson, Janet Carney, Mandfred Carter, Arthur Chaam beau, Ida Chamberlain, Petronella Chapp, Gladys Chasey, Lorene Childress, Charlotte Chittick, Forrest Gordon Clark, Maude Clark, Martha Cochran, Lucile Coleman, Edna Collins, Veda Collins, William Comeau, Isabel Conant, Virginia Conway, S. Arthur Cook, Gertrude Cooper, Peggy Copeland, A. Bertha Cote, John Cotter, Mabelle Cottle, Josephine Courtright, Mildred Creath, J E Crews, Kathryn Cross, Laaura Cudahy, Miriam Dabbs, Lorene Dandridge, Grace Day, Prentice Douglas, Frances Dowell, John Gray Duncan, Georgia Moore Eberling, Alletah Glasier, Ida Clarice Gowan, Florence Rupert Graves, E J Grigsby, Gertrude Hanson, Ruth Hazelton, John Herget, William Sidney Hillyer, Anne George Hudgins, Eleanor Hughes, Annis Humphries, Enid Daniel Jones, Ber nice De Hart Kelley, Thomas Brockholst Livingston, Henry Luoma, Dorothy Lewis Maddux, Ralph Duane McKinnis, Helen Meier, Anne Methvin, Della Miller, Martha Norburn, Eugene Okarma, Elizabeth Winston Sheehan, Bess Foster Smith, Peggy Opal Snyder, Bern ard Tankersley, Lillian Carson Terhune, Anne Trousdale, Leonard Charles Van Noppen, Allen E. Woodall, Leander Zimmerman, etc ; G. Book.…
More imagesPublished by Witherby & Co under the auspices of the New York Zoological Society, London, 1918
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Seller: Barter Books Ltd, Alnwick, NORTH, United KingdomBarter Books Ltd
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Add to basketMaroon hardback cloth covers. Condition: Good. Limited Edition [48/600]. G : in good condition. Covers rubbed with some marks. Eps marked. Stains to prelims and final pages of volume IV. Plates in VG condition. 420mm x 320mm (17" x 13"). xx, 198pp; xv, 269pp; xvi, 204pp; xv, 242pp + plates. Beautifully illustrated with 90 collotype and chromolithographic plates, 88 photogravure plates all with captioned tissue-guards and 20 red and black printed distribution maps. Illustrators include A. Thorburn, G.E.Lodge, H.Grönvold, and C R Knight; photogravures by William Beebe. Heraldic bookplate to volume I paste-down (Sherbourne Library). The four volumes were published between 1918-1922 - publication of the the final three volumes temporarily suspended during period of the the Great War. Very heavy set significant extra shipping needed for overseas. …
Published by Whitherby & Co under the auspices of the New York Zoological Society, 1918
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More imagesPublished by London, Witherby & Co,, 1918
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Seller: Bruce Marshall Rare Books, Cheltenham, United KingdomBruce Marshall Rare Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition, London, Witherby & Co, 1918-22, Folio 40.5 x 29.5 cm (16x11¾"), original maroon cloth gilt-lettered, top edges gilt. No. 197 of 600 copies. 4 volumes. Illustrated with 90 colour plates, 88 plates of photogravures (most with multiple images per plate) and 20 distribution maps. The colour plates are on heavy paper, after paintings by Thorburn, L.A. Fuertes, H. Jones, G.E. Lodge, and others "Perhaps the greatest ornithological work of the present century, notable not only for its beauty and the wealth of information it contains, but also for the unusual grace of its prose" (Mengel). Beebe's text is based not only upon his extensive expeditions through Asia, but also upon his study of the collections of the leading natural history museums around the world. This is a massive monograph on the delightful pheasant family, filled with beautiful colour plates after well-known bird artists and hundreds of photogravures of pheasant eggs, nests, breeding grounds, and general landscapes. Beebe was Curator of Birds of the New York Zoological Park. Nissen 84.…
Published by London: Published under the Auspices of the New York Zoological Society by Witherby & Co., 1918-1922, 1922
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- First Edition
Seller: Arader Galleries - AraderNYC, New York, NY, U.S.A.Arader Galleries - AraderNYC
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. 1st Edition. 4 volumes, 4to (16 x 12 in.; 48.3 x 30.5 cm). Half-titles, title-pages printed in red and black, 90 colored lithograph or collotype plates after A. Thorburn, G. E. Lodge, H. Gronvold, L. A. Fuertes, Charles R. Knight, H. Jones, and E. Megargee and 87 photogravures (many with 2 images) all with captioned tissue guards, 20 distribution maps printed in red and black by Stanford's; some marginal toning, short marginal and closed tears to tissue guards, long tear to tissue guard for pl. 100 in vol. 1, pp.49-50 in vol. 1 loose, marginal stain on p. 168. Publisher's maroon cloth, upper covers and spines lettered gilt; top edges gilt; some rubbing to extremities, upper cover of vol. 4 scuffed. FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 395 OF 600 COPIES. "Perhaps the greatest ornithological work of the present [twentieth] century, notable not only for its beauty and the wealth of information it contains but also for the unusual grace of its prose" (Ellis/Mengel). Beebe's text is based on his own extensive expeditions through Asia, as well as his study of the collections of the leading natural history museums around the world. REFERENCES: Ayer/Zimmer 49; Copenhagen/Anker 31; Ellis/Mengel 203; McGill/Wood 228; Nissen IVB; 84; Nissen SVB 84; Tate, A Century of Bird Books 119.…