Denver: Allan R. Phillips, 1986. Hardcover. Allan R. Phillips was Arizona's first resident professional ornithologist and contributed greatly to the establishment of ornithology in Arizona. He was also a somewhat controversial figure in the field and freely criticized his professional colleagues, their journals, and their designation of species. The descriptions include addressing what he believed were errors in previous descriptions. This books was self-published while he was with the Department of Zoology, Denver Museum of Natural History. It is the first part of a two-volume set, and is very scarce. Green cloth cover with silver title to front and spine. Octavo. Pages are clean and bright. Cover has very minor bumping. 259 pages, including index. NAT/061622. Near Fine.

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ISBN: 0961740205

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