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Yosemite Natural History Association, Yosemite National Park, Calif. [Published date: 1962]. Paper covers, 76 pages; black and white illustrations; 24 cm. Revised 1962 edition (First published August 1954 as Volume 33, Number 8 of Yosemite Nature Notes).
In good condition. Illustrated paper covers have light bumping and creasing to edges and corners and light to moderate rubbing and edgewear; small surface scuffs and light handling soil. Binding tight (staple bound). Interior pages clean and unmarked aside from mild age toning near margins. Pages 9-10 have some creasing. An illustrated field guide to 222 species recorded within Yosemite National Park, adapted from the authors' work in Yosemite Nature Notes. Includes detailed bird descriptions keyed to the 1957 A.O.U. Checklist of North American Birds, notes on distribution within Yosemite, seasonal status codes, habitat information, and a visual identification guide to raptors in flight. Appendices cover family characteristics of birds and a key to the Yosemite birds. Illustrated throughout with line drawings by Robert C. Stebbins, including the cover watercolor of a male Western Tanager. Contents include: Preface; Introduction (How to Use This Book; How to Study Birds; Some Bird Groups; Conservation of Birds; Migration of Birds); Distribution of Birds in Yosemite; Bird Descriptions and Illustrations; Species Recorded in the Yosemite Region but of Infrequent Occurrence; Sources of Information; Appendix I: Family Characteristics of Birds; Appendix II: Key to the Yosemite Birds; Index and Check List.