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Pictorial Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. 2003. xiv, 271pp. Colour frontispiece. B&W illustrations and maps. "East Africa, comprising Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, is one of the richest areas of the African continent as far as birds are concerned. The 1293 species so far recorded represent some 15 percent of the present number of birds in the world. Many are migrants from other continents. The majority of these migratory birds breed in Europe and Asia, visiting East Africa every year. . This book, with its precise, detailed, condensed and carefully compiled information, will be great assistance and value to all ornithologically interested people of the world, and especially to those who are living in East Africa or visiting the region." Book covers show signs of shelfwear to the spine ends, edges and corners. Cup stain to front cover. Otherwise, pages and binding in excellent condition, no inscriptions. Rena Fennessy (illustratore).…