The Cowbirds: A Study in the Biology of Social Parasitism This monograph is based primarily

This monograph is based primarily on 14 months of fieldwork from 1921-1922 in the Riu Kiu islands (also known as the Loo Cho islands) that stretch between the Japanese island chain and Formosa (now Taiwan)

5 inches long

1 engraved plain plate of fossil reptiles (all plates have tissue guards and are after paintings and drawings by Paul Oudart)

hippopotamus

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

The Cowbirds: A Study in the Biology of Social Parasitism This monograph is based primarilyPp. 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,