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New Naturalist Monographs.

The series of New Naturalist Monographs was published between 1948 and 1971. The whole series is listed here though only 12 of the 22 books are about bird related subjects.

This series was an offshoot of the main New Naturalist series published by Collins. The aim of the New Naturalist series was: "To interest the general reader in the wild life of Britain by recapturing the inquiring spirit of the old naturalists."


New Naturalist pages

There are four New Naturalist pages on the site:

New Naturalist: 135 to 100
New Naturalist: 99 to 50
New Naturalist: 49 to 1
New Naturalist: Monographs


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Other bird related books

 

The Mole

Kenneth Mellanby

Collins

The New Naturalist Monograph 22

1971

A 160 page study.

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The Trout

W.E. Frost & M.E. Brown

Collins

The New Naturalist Monograph 21

1967

A 286 page study.

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The Wood Pigeon

R K.Murton

Collins

The New Naturalist Monograph 20

1965

A 56 page study of the Wood Pigeon which includes discussion of crop damage and control, patterns of migration, breeding habits, food sources, diseases and life-span. Includes colour and black and white photographs and graphs and charts.

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The House Sparrow

J. Denis Summers-Smith

Collins

The New Naturalist Monograph 19

1963

269 page study of the House Sparrow includes photos, sketches, maps and charts.

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Oysters

C.M. Yonge

Collins

The New Naturalist Monograph 18

1960

209 page study.

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Lords and Ladies

Cecil T. Prime

Collins

The New Naturalist Monograph 17

1960

241 page study.

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The Salmon

J.W. Jones

Collins

The New Naturalist Monograph 16

1959

192 page study with b/w photographs and diagrams.

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The Hawfinch

Guy Mountford

Collins

The New Naturalist Monograph 15

1957

A 176 page study of the Hawfinch.

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The Birds of the London Area

London Natural History Society

Collins

The New Naturalist Monograph 14

1957

A 305 page study of the birds of the London area since 1900.

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The Rabbit

Harry V. Thompson and Alastair N. Worden

Collins

The New Naturalist Monograph 13

1956

A 240 page study with black and white photographs.

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Squirrels

Monica Shorten

Collins

The New Naturalist Monograph 12

1954

A 212 page study.

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The Heron

Frank A Lowe

Collins

The New Naturalist Monograph 11

1954

A 177 page study of the Heron in the UK.

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Mumps, Measles and Mosaics

Kenneth M. Smith and Roy Markham

Collins

The New Naturalist Monograph 10

1954

A study of animal and plant viruses.

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The Herring Gull's World: A study of the social behaviour of birds

Niko Tinbergen

Collins

The New Naturalist Monograph 9

1953

A 255 page study of the life history and habits of the Herring Gull. Includes black and white photographs, sketches, charts and maps.

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Ants

Derek Wragge Morley

Collins

The New Naturalist Monograph 8

1953

179 pages with b/w photographs, drawings and maps.

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Fleas, Flukes and Cuckoos: A Study Of Bird Parasites

Miriam Rothschild and T. Clay

Collins

The New Naturalist Monograph 7

1952

A 304 page study of bird parasites. Includes 99 black and white photographs, 4 maps and 22 drawings.

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The Fulmar

James Fisher

Collins

The New Naturalist Monograph 6

1952

A 496 page study of the Fulmar. 4 colour plates including a frontispiece of Fulmar at sea by Sir Peter Scott. Also includes black and white photographs.

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The Greenshank

Desmond Nethersole-Thompson

Collins

The New Naturalist Monograph 5

1951

A study of the Greenshank. 244 pages with colour and black & white photographs and, maps and and diagrams. The opening chapters deal with the distribution of the Greenshank in Britain and abroad, migration, habitat, population density, enemies, and food are treated in early chapters. Subsequent chapters cover voice, courtship, egg-laying, clutch-size, incubation, hatching, and behavior of the young.

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The Yellow Wagtail

Stuart Smith

Collins

The New Naturalist Monograph 4

1950

A study of the Yellow Wagtail based on the results of years of observation and research. 178 pages with colour plates, maps and black and white photographs.

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The Wren

Edward A Armstrong

Collins

The New Naturalist Monograph 3

1955

312 page study of the Wren.

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The Redstart

John Buxton

Collins

The New Naturalist Monograph 2

1950

"For five years during the second world-war John Buxton was a prisoner in a German POW camp. During this time he studied the life of the animals around him, focusing on the Redstart. This book was the result of his studies."

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The Badger

Ernest Neal

Collins

The New Naturalist Monograph 1

1948

158 pages with 1 colour and 28 black and white photographs plus maps and diagrams.

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