The Birds of the Firth of Clyde
-
- $4.99
-
- $4.99
Publisher Description
A new digital edition of a classic bird book by the Rev. J. M. McWilliam, a founding member and first Honorary President of the Scottish Ornithologists’ Club.
Published in 1936, J. M. McWilliam’s “The Birds of the Firth of Clyde” covers Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Dumbartonshire, Ayrshire, all of the Clyde islands, and the southern half of Argyllshire including Cowal, Knapdale and the eastern side of Kintyre. While writing his book the author made numerous field trips from his manse in Govan, and conducted an exhaustive search of references to Clyde birds in books and papers as far back as the 16th century. The result is a goldmine of information about the bird life of the Clyde area.
The republication for iBooks of this classic work by McWilliam, one of the great characters of Scottish ornithology, includes as a bonus chapter a rare 1938 paper “The Birds of Inchmarnock, a Clyde Island.” An interactive Species List allows instant access to all of the book’s 251 species descriptions. The ebook includes the original photographs featured in the 1936 print edition, accessible via interactive links.
Also available in the iBookstore are two other J. M. McWilliam books, his 1927 debut “The Birds of the Island of Bute” and a new collection, “Scotland’s Minister for Ornithology: Rare & Unpublished Papers by J. M. McWilliam”.