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THE VULTURES OF AFRICA (Limited Deluxe Edition, Signed by Authors and Illustrator) by Peter Mundy, Duncan Butchart, et al.
Johannesburg: Acorn Books/Russel Friedman Books/Vulture Study Group, 1992
4to, 464pp. Original half leather hardcover binding with gilt lettering to spine. Marbled boards, 5 raised bands. In cloth-covered slipcase, with two marbled edges. Richly illustrated with various black and white and full colour illustrations and maps.
Limited deluxe edition, copy no. 56. Signed by the authors and illustrator.
In “The Vultures of Africa” all eleven species of vulture known to the continent are presented, for the first time, in an authoritative account that will rank as the most important ornithological work on these fascinating yet threatened birds. Vultures have always evoked a strong response in people, whether it be one of reverence, as in the Ancient Egyptians or the present-day 'vulture-watchers', or of aversion, as shown by many of the explorers and hunters of the last century. In this major, fully illustrated monograph, Dr. Peter Mundy and his co-authors endeavour to answer every conceivable question on the biology and lifestyles of these birds, in a text that is a refreshing departure from traditional bird monographs in terms of its lively and contentious style. The book, nevertheless, remains comprehensive in its approach, and combines the insights gained from the authors' personal experiences with a scholarly review of all the available literature.
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