Book dossier

The survey of western Palestine

by H. B. Tristram

This is the Fauna and Flora volume of the Survey of Western Palestine. It covers the Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians, Fish, Mollusks and plants of the area often known as the Levant. It contains 26 colored plates illustrating some of the mammals. A 22 page Preface explains the reasons for the current distribution of the species. The body of the book works through on a species by species basis giving the names in scientific format, common English where applicable and in biblical Hebrew and Arabic, details about the distribution and habits of the species both in the area covered and their worldwide distribution.