The Cowbirds: A Study in the Biology of Social Parasitism Houghton Mifflin Publisher Place Boston

Houghton Mifflin Publisher Place Boston Date Published 1995 Date Published Estimated No Edition First edition Number of Volumes 1 Reprint No Condition Near fine Condition Description A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket

lettered in gilt in one compartment and with elaborate gilt floral decorations in the other compartments

Contains 20 contributions (chapters) by notable authorities in the field

CA Date Published 1977 Date Published Estimated No Edition First edition Number of Volumes 1 Reprint No Condition Fine Condition Description A fine copy in a fine dust jacket

Image depicts an Olive Crowned Roller (Coracias mosambicanus

The Cowbirds: A Study in the Biology of Social Parasitism Houghton Mifflin Publisher Place BostonPp. xv, 421, 28 photo plates, 12 text figures. Publishers 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,