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Handwritten dedication to Malcolm, Lyell by Manuel Maria Gonzalez Gordon. Includes press clippings "Saving of the Coto Doñana" and obituary of Guy Monuntfort.
Dedicated to Don Mauricio González Díaz and introduced by Field Marshal the Viscount Alanbrooke. Contents: Introduction. Autor´s Preface. The History of the Coto Doñana. The First Expedition. The Second Expedition. The Third Expedition. Birds of the Plains. The Fabulous Marismas. The Herons and their Allies. Wild Animals of the Coto. The Birds of Prey. The Vultures of Andalucía. A Day at Martinazo. The Spanish Imperial Eagle. The ´Little Brown Jobs´. A Galaxy of Birds. The Plant and Insect Life. OurLady of the Dew. Farewell, Wilderness. Past, Present and Future. Appendix 1: The birds of the Coto Doñana region. Appendix 2: The mammals of Andalucía. The amphibians and reptiles of Andalucía. Bibliography. Index.