The British Warblers – A History with Problems of their Lives 1907-1914 by Eliot and Henrik Gronvold

The British Warblers – A History, with Problems of their Lives by Howard H. Eliot • Illustrated by Henrik Gronvold Published in parts between 1907-1914 by R. H. Porter of London Photogravure by Swan Electric Engraving Co. Chromolithographs (the color plates) and Photogravures (the plates on this page) Sheet size: approx. 7.75 x 11.5 inches (royal octavo).
Henrik Gronvold (1858-1940)	The British Warbers was an elaborate and costly work of which only a limited number of copies were printed and sold by subscription only. World War I interupted the distribution of the final volume with the coloured plates having to be mailed to subscribers separately, as the chromolithography was being done in wartime Germany! Henrik Gronvold, (1858-1940) was a Danish naturalist and artist. From an early age, he developed an interest in natural history and spent his time drawing the birds and animals around him. In his early years he studied drawing in Copenhagen, Denmark. In 1892, Gronvold left for America by way of England. It was in London that he landed a job preparing bird skeletons for the Natural History Museum. There he developed skill as a taxidermist and established his reputation as an artist. In 1895, Gronvold joined an expedition to the Savage islands, returning later to continue as an artist at the Musem. By the end of the century, Gronvold’s work was well represented in scientific literature.
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Male Marsh Warbler Attitude assumed during the period of sexual activity. The wings are more fully expanded than in the case of the Reed Warbler $20	Nests of the Marsh Warbler showing variation in structure $25	Female Marsh Warbler Expanding its wings alternately during sexual activity $20
Male Reed Warbler	Male Reed Warbler Attitude assumed during the period of sexual activity. The slight expansion of the wings will be noticed. $20	Male Reed Warbler Attitude assumed during the period of sexual activity. $20
Male Whitethroat excitedly building a nest previous to the arrival of a female $25	Female Whitethroat attitude assumed when fighting with another female $25	Female Whitethroat attitude assumed when the nest is approaching $15 (foxed)
Unpaired Male Whitethroat watching two females fighting in his territory $25	Female Whitethroat $25	Male Whitethroat attitude assumed during its aerial dance $25
Female Garden Warbler Attitude assumed during the period of sexual activity. $20	Lesser Whitethroat attitude assumed when the young are handled $20	Male Lesser Whitethroat Attitude assumed during the period of sexual activity. $20
Male Garden Warbler Attitude assumed during the period of sexual activity (1). $20	Male Garden Warbler Attitude assumed during the period of sexual activity (2). $25	Male Garden Warbler Attitude assumed during the period of sexual activity (3). $20
Male Sedge Warbler Attitude assumed during courtship $20	Female Marsh Warbler Attitude assumed during the period of sexual activity. $15 (faint impression)	Male Marsh Warbler Attitude assumed during sexual activity or when angry at the presence of an intruder. $15 (faintish impression)
Male Dartford Warblers fighting	Male Dartford Warbler attitude assumed during the period of sexual activity $20
Male Chiff-Chaff attitude during courtship (1) $15 (lightly foxed)	Female Chiff-Chaff attitude during courtship $15 (lightly foxed)	Male Chiff-Chaff attitude during courtship (2) $15 (lightly foxed)
Male Chiff-Chaff $15 (lightly foxed)	Female Chiff-Chaff $15 (foxed)	Male Chiff-Chaff attitude during courtship (3) $15 (lightly foxed)
Male Blackcaps facing one another at the end of a slow flapping fight during the period of sexual activity $20 (very light foxing in margins)	Male Blackcap attitude assumed when the males assemble from adjoining territories and also at other periods of excitement $25	Male Blackcap attitude assumed when the young are handled $20
Male Blackcap attitude assumed when carrying a piece of dead cow-parsnip previous to the arrival of a female $20	Male Blackcap attitude assumed when angry with another male and also sometimes when in presence of the female during the period of sexual activity	Male Blackcap attitude assumed when its mate its approached by another female $25
Male Blackcap attitude assumed during the period of sexual activity $25	Male and Female Willow Warbler attitude during the period of sexual activity $30	Male and Female Wood Warbler attitude assumed during the period of sexual activity $30
Female Sedge Warbler $20	Male Sedge Warbler attitude during courtship $20
	Female Savi's Warbler attitude assumed during the period of sexual activity in the presence of the male $20	Male Savi's Warbler attitude assumed during the period of sexual activity $20
Male Grasshopper Warbler attitude during courtship (1) $20 (foxing/damp-stain)	Female Grasshopper Warbler attitude during courtship $20	Grasshopper Warbler nestlings $30 (light foxing, damp-stain)
Male Grasshopper Warbler attitude during courtship (2) $25	Male Grasshopper Warbler attitude during courtship (3) $25	Male Grasshopper Warbler attitude during courtship (4) $25
The colour plates (chromolithographs) from this series are here
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