Hard covered book titled NATURAL HISTORY OF WATERFOWL, by Frank S. Todd, 1996, 490 pages, high quality glossy paper, dust jacket, navy blue cloth bound with gold lettering. A very heavy book.  Signed by the author.

This comprehensive volume covers the natural history of each of more than 160 members of the ducks, geese, swans & screamers of the world. Beautifully illustrated and authoritative, this remarkable book is destined to become the ultimate reference work on the waterfowl of the world.
The eighteen chapters deal with every aspect of waterfowl biology, including habitat, distribution, plumage, migration, feeding, courtship, predators and mortality. A separate appendix includes weights of virtually every species and subspecies of water fowl. Concise full color range maps accompany each species account.
The more than 750 beautifully reproduced photographs represent a lifetime of intensive research and field study by the author. This definitive volume on the Anseriformes will prove invaluable to anyone interested in the natural history of the waterfowl - whether teacher, student, naturalist, bird watcher, conservationist, aviculturist or ornithologist.

This elegant book is in VG+ condition, pages are intact, and the binding is tight. Signed.