Alan, I'm interested in the following starred items***
POst me info on availability, shipping date and billing total.
Thanks!

Andy Stepniewski
>Alan Contreras=20
>2254 Crestview Dr. S., Salem, Oregon 97302-5353
>(503) 371-3458 h (503) 399-9912 w
>acontrer at navicom.com
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>Posted to OBOL and Tweeters on an occasional basis with the understanding
that in small doses this is acceptable under the protocols of both groups.
Thanks.
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>Here is my current sale list. The prices include 4th class shipping,
except as noted. Prices are in U.S. dollars and must be paid by cash or
check. Refunds are available within ten days of your receiving the book.
Discounts are available for purchase of multiple items, and it never hurts
to ask if you like the book but don't like the price.
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>Banks, R. 1963. Birds of the Belvedere expedition to the Gulf of
California. 11 pages, reprint from the Proceedings of the San Diego Society
of Natural History. $2.00. Free if you buy Wilbur, below.
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>Bent series, Dover reprints.
>Gulls and terns $7.00
>Birds of Prey No. 1 $7.00
>Birds of Prey No. 2 $7.00
>Cardinals, finches etc. Pt 3 $12
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>Chapman, F. 1912 ed. Birds of Eastern North America. An early handbook
featuring several color plates by Fuertes. $25
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>Coues, Elliott. 1890. Key to North American Birds, Fourth Edition. The
fabulously detailed volume that describes birds in more detail than any
other book I know. Includes an extensive section on bird structure, scores
of excellent black and white line illustrations in the text, excellent
information on subspecies in many cases. Very good inside, solid binding
slightly torn at top and bottom of spine but gold lettering very crisp. =
$65.00
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>Egger, M. 1980. Bibliography of Oregon Ornithology: An updating for the
years 1971-1977, with a revised, cross-referenced list of the birds of
Oregon. 76 pages paperbound. New. $3
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>Evans, E. 1940. Bill and the Bird Bander. Well, you have to see it to
appreciate it. A book for children about children's experiences with bird
banding and related conservation issues. Some photos. Hardcover with
protected dj (slightly scuffed and chipped). $10
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>Gabrielson, I. and S. Jewett. 1970. Birds of Oregon. Dover paperbound
reprint entitled "Birds of the Pacific Northwest," but the same text as
1940. Very good condition. $20
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>Gabrielson and Jewett, 1940. Original Birds of Oregon, hardbound, in very
good condition, a tight, attractive copy with the map but no d.j. $55.00
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***>Harris, S. 1991. Northwestern California Birds. 250 page paperback
with some color photos, maps, bird-finding suggestions. Focuses on the
northern California coast but includes inland areas. Detailed species
accounts with seasonal bar graphs. $12
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>Headstrom, R. 1951. Birds Nests of the West. Mostly descriptive but with
some photos. Slightly damaged dj in protective wrap. $16
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>Hickey, J. A Guide to Bird Watching. 1975 Dover edition. The classic
book about field birding, with unique charts of shorebird tracks in the
back. $7
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>Kirk, Donald. 1970. Wild Edible Plants of the Western United States.
300-page paperback with considerable line art. $9.00
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***>Larrison, E and K. Sonnenberg. 1968. Washington Birds: their location
and identification. 250 page paperback with some of Zella Schultz's nicer
color plates, habitat photos and species accounts. $12
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>McLaren, I. 1971. Natural Regulation of Animal Populations. First
edition, very good physical condition but considerable underlining and
highlighting. $5
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***>Miller, A. and Stebbins, R. 1974. The Lives of Desert Animals in
Joshua Tree National Monument. Natural history of a fascinating area.
Color plates by Gene Christman are large and exceptionally attractive.
Near-fine. $24.00
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***>Murphy, Robert Cushman. Logbook for Grace. 1965 paperbound reprint of
his 1947 book about his travels as a biologist on the whaling brig Daisy in
1912-13. This is a unique literary and scientific classic based on his log
and letters to his wife. Murphy was one of the great seabird ornithologists
of the 20th century, author of a two-volume classic on seabirds of the
southern oceans. $7
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>Ouellet, Henri, ed. 1986. Acta XIX Congressus Internationalis
Ornithologici. Vols. 1 and 2, 2,800 pages. In English, some in French with
English abstract. The complete proceedings of the international
ornithological congress held in Canada. $35 for the set.=20
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>Peck, Morton. 1941. A Manual of the Higher Plants of Oregon. The classic
reference replete with detail, 800+ pages in hardcover. This is a technical
reference, not a beginners guide. Binding faded and somewhat loose. $28
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***>Peterson, R. T. 1949. How to Know the Birds. First edition of this
guide to the art of bird identification, with minor damage to dj. $15
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>Pough, R. 1957. Audubon Western Bird Guide. The out-of-print book
featuring superb Don Eckelberry plates, including many Alaska and Asian
specialties. One with faded d.j. $17 One without dj $15.
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***>Rogers, D. 1994. Site Guides: Costa Rica. Cinclus. 90-page paperback
describes places to bird in Costa Rica and species likely to be found.
$14.95 new
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>Sutton, George Miksch. 1936. Birds in the Wilderness: adventures of an
ornithologist. June, 1936 edition of this rare classic. Owner=D5s name
inside. Dust jacket is scuffed and has chips out at the corners and top
left front by spine. Includes nine Sutton illustrations, some in color,
beautifully reproduced. $32
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>Thompson, B. 1933. History and Present Status of the Breeding Colonies of
the White Pelican. Occasional paper No. 1 of the Wildlife Division,
National Park Service, U.S. Dept. of the Interior. 84 pages paperbound. =
$15
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>Watson, C. 1982. Index to Oregon Bird Reports in Audubon Field Notes and
American Birds, 1947-1981. 79 pages paperbound. New. $3
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>Wilbur, S. 1987. Birds of Baja California. 250-page hardcover with dj.
Species accounts with Mexican name, habitat photos, maps, bibliography.
$22.00. In print from U. of California at $50.00.
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