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This page lists books written or co-written by Jean Delacour.

The books are ordered by publication date with the most recent at the top.

The list is incomplete.


Curassows and Related Birds Jean Delacour and Dean Amadon Updated by Josep Del Hoyo and Anna Moties Paintings: Albert Earl Gilbert Lynx Edicions 2004 "This family, which includes Chachalacas, Guans and Curassows consists of 50 species of birds, typical of Middle and South America, mostly rare and threatened. The original work of 1973 by Delacour and Amadon included wonderful illustrations by A. E. Gilbert. This new edition contains all the original drawings and plates as well as stunning new plates by A E Gilbert illustrating the chicks of some of the species, and incorporates the plates from the Handbook of the Birds of the World corresponding to this family. It also includes an update chapter dealing with the most significant facts discovered about each species since the release of the first edition 30 years ago, with a special emphasis on natural history and conservation status."	Buy from amazon.co.uk

Curassows and Related Birds Jean Delacour and Dean Amadon Paintings: Albert Earl Gilbert The American Museum of Natural History 1973 "A definitive work on this group of birds. Based on an enormous amount of research & several field trips, it describes in detail the birds' habitats, way of life, biology, & systematic description of the species."	Buy from amazon.co.uk

The Living Air: The Memoirs Of An Ornithologist Jean Delacour Country Life 1966	Buy from amazon.co.uk

Guide Des Oiseaux De La Nouvelle-Caledonie Et De Ses Dependances Jean Delacour Editions Delachaux & Niestle 1966 Language: French. Covers 116 species, with 18 colour plates.

Waterfowl Of The World, Volume 4 Jean Delacour Illustrations: Peter Scott Country Life 1964 Subsequently published a number of time, with the other three volumes, as uniform sets.

Wild Pigeons & Doves Jean Delacour All-Pets Books 1959 Reprinted in 1980 by TFH Publications.	1959 edition Buy from amazon.co.uk 1980 edition

Waterfowl Of The World, Volume 3 Jean Delacour Illustrations: Peter Scott Country Life 1959? Subsequently published a number of time, with the other three volumes, as uniform sets.

Waterfowl Of The World, Volume 2 Jean Delacour Illustrations: Peter Scott Country Life 1956 Subsequently published a number of time, with the other three volumes, as uniform sets.	Buy from amazon.co.uk

Waterfowl Of The World, Volume 1 Jean Delacour Illustrations: Peter Scott Country Life 1954 Subsequently published a number of time, with the other three volumes, as uniform sets.	Buy from amazon.co.uk

The Pheasants of the World Jean Delacour Illustrations: J.C. Harrison Allen / Scribner 1951 Uncertain of original publication details. Has been republished a number of times since 1951. An account of the 49 extant species of pheasants. Includes colour and black and white illustrations and distribution maps.	Buy from amazon.co.uk

Birds of Malaysia Jean Delacour Macmillan 1947	Buy from amazon.co.uk

Birds of the Philippines Jean Delacour and Ernst Mayr Macmillan 1946 Brief text for about 450 species with line drawings for some of those.	Buy from amazon.co.uk

Les Oiseaux de l'Indochine Francaise Jean Delacour and P. Jabouille Exposition Coloniale Internationale 1931 Language: French. A four volume work with 67 colour plates by Gronvold and other illustrations originally published as part of the Exposition Coloniale Internationale held in Paris in 1931. Covers Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.