Birds:

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10,001 Titillating Tidbits of Avian Trivia
by Frank S. Todd

Mitsuaki Iwago's Penguins
by Mitsuaki Iwago
Where other wildlife photographers keep a respectful distance from their prey, Iwago is on intimate terms with them. There are some very unusual photos in this book as a result--penguins jumping in the ocean like dolphins; parents regurgitating squid and feeding it to their young; a chick in transition to adulthood, much of his chest still covered with dark feathers.

Penguins
by Roger Tory Peterson (Preface)
Roger Tory Peterson (1908-1996) was the greatest naturalist of the twentieth century. He was also known as "King Penguin," and Penguins is his tribute to his favorite family of birds. Drawing on a lifetime of personal experience with these remarkable creatures, he captures the essence of species and individuals, from the giant emperor penguin to the tiny blue penguin, ranging from the coldest ice fields of Antarctica to semitropical shores.

The World of the Penguin
by Jonathan Chester, E. Migdail (Editor)
There are 17 species of penguins and we meet them all in this colorful photo essay. Chester is not content to make dazzling pictures of these majestic birds, however; he is concerned with their behavior, their relationship with humans and clearly, their survival. Hunted for their meat and boiled for their oil in less enlightened times, Chester's fine feathered friends are still threatened by changes in climate, shifts in availability of food species and tourism. His concern for these delicate creatures is mirrored in his sensitive images of their mating, congregating, diving, swimming and waddling through blizzards.

Manual of Ornithology : Avian Structure & Function
by Noble S. Proctor, Patrick J. Lynch, Roger Tory Peterson

Illustrated Guide to the Birds of Southern Africa
by Ian Sinclair, Phil Hockey, Warwick Tarboton, P Hayman, pe Heyman, Norman. Arlott
This is a comprehensive and up-to-date field guide to the birds of Southern Africa, featuring more than 4000 newly commissioned images. Intended to aid birders in identifying and distinguishing birds in one of the world's richest birding areas, the book depicts over 900 species, resulting in the most comprehensively illustrated field guide ever produced for Southern Africa. Although the region contains less than three percent of the world's land area, more than ten percent of the world's bird species breed here--more than in the whole of the United States and Canada combined.

Stokes Bird Gardening Book : The Complete Guide to Creating a Bird-Friendly Habitat in Your Backyard
by Donald W. Stokes, Lillian Q. Stokes
The Stokeses, authors of 21 previous bird and nature books, offer bird-watchers and gardeners a basic guide to attracting birds.

Parrots of the World
by Joseph Forshaw
Parrots of the World provides beautiful illustartions and descriptive information on virtually all known parrots including many that are extinct or extremely rare.

Parrots : A Guide to Parrots of the World
by Tony Juniper, Michael Parr
This is the first book created primarily for the field identification of parrots, one of the most familiar and colorful groups of birds. This book includes 88 superb color illustrations of every species and most identifiable subspecies of parrots, as well as range maps of their locations. It offers many first-hand insights into the ecology of each species, vocalizations, life cycle characteristics, and geographical variations. It also provides up-to-date information on the conservation status of those species of parrots that are threatened or endangered.

Vulture : Nature's Ghastly Gourmet
by Wayne Grady
From the bald, scarlet-headed turkey vulture to the colorful king vulture with its red-rimmed eyes to the giant California condor, vultures have been reviled as disgusting, hideous scavengers that greedily feast on rotting carcasses. Here VULTURE combines a fascinating, authoritative text with 60 dramatic color photos to examine the myth and reality of this unique creature.

The Vultures of Africa
by Peter Mundy, Duncan Butchart, John Ledger, Steven Piper
"The Vultures of Africa" is a comprehensive guide to the eleven species of vulture found on the continent. This book covers not only the natural history and behavior of the individual species but looks at the group as a whole. In addition, comparisons and contrasts are made between the species. The interrelationship between vulture and man is also covered as well as conservation issues which concern these birds. A highly informative book on the subject and is recommended for anyone with an interest in these unique birds.