Trogons: A Natural History of the Trogonidae

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Princeton N.J.: Princeton University Press (2009). 4to. Orig. green cloth boards. Gilt spine. Dustjacket. (292pp.). Extensively illustrated with 43 full-size colour plates 1 double-size fold-down plate 28 colour drawings 8 ink drawings 3 figures and 39 range maps. Mint condition. NOTE: A definitive natural history of the spectacularly beautiful tropical birds knows as the trogons a family that includes the legendary Resplendent Quetzal the sacred bird of the ancient Mayans and Aztecs. A collaboration between renowned ornithologist Joseph Forshaw and eminent bird artist Albert Gilbert.