Birds of West Central and Western Africa, Series Three, Volume 2, by C. W. Mackworth-Praed and C. H. B. Grant (Used)

By (author): C. W. Mackworth-Praed and C. H. B. Grant.

The second volume of Birds of West Central and Western Africa, Series Three of the African Handbook of Birds, the six-volume Mackworth-Praed and Grant survey that was for decades the standard reference to the birds of the continent. Series Three covers the western and west-central part of Africa. Volume 1 dealt with the non-passerine families, from ostriches and birds of prey through to the larks; this volume completes the series in 824 pages, with colour plates, line drawings and distribution maps.

The handbook was begun by the two ornithologists together. After Grant's death in 1958, Mackworth-Praed completed the remaining volumes, finishing with this one in 1973.

This copy is the first edition, first published by Longman in 1973 and printed in Great Britain by W. S. Cowell Ltd.

Condition: Good.

Authors: C. W. Mackworth-Praed and C. H. B. Grant
Series: African Handbook of Birds, Series Three, Volume 2
Edition: First edition, 1973
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 824
Publisher: Longman, London, 1973