Parent Birds and Their Young

Austin: University of Texas Press, 1976. First Edition. Large quarto in green pictorial jacket; xviii, 503 pages: illustrations (16 plates, 18 tables, 19 figures); 29 cm. A near fine copy in very good(-) jacket, showing signs of shelfwear with moderate chipping and sunning to spine, in archival mylar. Hardcover. ISBN: 0292764243

"A detailed survey ... of the family life and reproductive behavior of birds, from the formation of pairs to the young birds' attainment of independence". "Alexander Frank Skutch (1904 – 2004) was a naturalist and writer. He published numerous scientific papers and books about birds and several books on philosophy. He is best remembered ornithologically for his pioneering work on helpers at the nest."—Wikipedia. A large book which may require additional shipping charges.