(035628) Albus, Anita. On Rare Birds. Guilford, CT: Lyons Press, 2011. 1st Printing. Paperback. 8vo. 276 pages. Fine with no DJ. Color Illustrations. A lamentation on natural history's extinct and endangered. In this beautifully illustrated book, Anita Albus recounts the sad histories of several extinct bird species, including the passenger pigeon, the Carolina parakeet, and the great auk. She offers a detailed account of six rare birds: the hermit ibis, the elusive corncrake, the Eurasian nightjar, the barn owl, the northern hawk owl, and the kingfisher. ISBN: 9780762788057 (Rare Birds, Ornithological Illustration, Birds In Art)
