The Cowbirds: A Study in the Biology of Social Parasitism

Pp. xv, 421, 28 photo plates, 12 text-figures.  Publisher’s original dark blue cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine and with elaborate gilt scene on the front cover, lg 8vo.  Cowbirds are birds belonging to the genus Molothrus in the family Icteridae. They are of New World origin, and are obligate brood parasites, laying their eggs in the nests of other species (from Wiki).  Name stamp Ron Sauey Memorial Library on rear endpaper and the top page edge, plain pocket on the rear endpaper, no other ownership marks to the text or cloth binding.  Ron Sauey was co-founder of the International Crane Foundation, Baraboo, Wisconsin.

Publisher	Charles C. Thomas
Publisher Place	Springfield, Illinois
Date Published	1929
Date Published Estimated	No
Edition	First edition
Number of Volumes	1
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Condition	Fine
Condition Description	A fine, as new, copy.
ISBN
Limited Edition