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Guide to Birds of Britain and Europe [Minkštas viršelis]

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  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 320 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 257x149x19 mm, weight: 721 g, 670 colour and b&w illustrations, bibliography, index
  • Išleidimo metai: 15-Mar-2001
  • Leidėjas: Hamlyn
  • ISBN-10: 0600600521
  • ISBN-13: 9780600600527
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  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 320 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 257x149x19 mm, weight: 721 g, 670 colour and b&w illustrations, bibliography, index
  • Išleidimo metai: 15-Mar-2001
  • Leidėjas: Hamlyn
  • ISBN-10: 0600600521
  • ISBN-13: 9780600600527
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
Swooping hawks and graceful swans; long-legged flamingos; cooing pigeons and calling cuckoos; woodpeckers, starlings, sparrows, and waxwings: over 600 species of bird "fly" through these pages in exquisite artwork. It's a boon for bird-watchers, who will find the process of identification greatly simplified. Entries include information on breeding sites, migration, appearance, size, flight formation, and other notable features. "This book will greatly aid in species identification....Recommended for all libraries featuring bird books on areas outside of North America."--Choice.


Swooping hawks and graceful swans; long-legged flamingos; cooing pigeons and calling cuckoos; woodpeckers, starlings, sparrows, and waxwings: over 600 species of bird, from sharp-billed buzzards to doves of peace, "fly" through these pages in exquisite artwork. It's a boon for bird-watchers, who will find the process of identification greatly simplified; they'll also get strategies to improve their chances of sighting that rare bird. Entries include information on breeding sites, migration, appearance, size, flight formation, and other notable features. 5 1/4 X 10. All in Color , 670 Color Illustrations
Introduction 7(1)
What this book contains
7(2)
Optical illusions
9(2)
Evaluating size
11(1)
Hybrids and other oddities
12(1)
Bird-watching strategy
13(3)
Identification is not all
16(2)
Topography of birds
18(2)
Divers - order Gaviformes, family Gaviidae
20(2)
Grebes - order Podicipediformes, family Podicipedidae
22(2)
Tubenoses - order Procellariiformes
24(6)
Albatrosses - family Diomedeidae
24(1)
True Fulmars - family Procellariidae
24(2)
Shearwaters - family Procellariidae
26(2)
Storm-petrels - family Hydrobatidae
28(1)
Petrels - family Procellariidae
29(1)
Pelicans and allies - order Pelecaniformes
30(4)
Gannets - family Sulidae
30(1)
Pelicans - family Pelecanidae
31(1)
Cormorants - family Phalacrocoracidae
32(2)
Herons, storks and ibises - order Ciconiiformes
34(7)
Herons and bitterns - family Ardeidae
34(5)
Ibises and spoonbills - family Threskiornithidae
39(1)
Storks - family Ciconiidae
40(1)
Flamingos - order Phoenicopteriformes
41(1)
Waterfowl - order Anseriformes, family Anatidae
42(26)
Swans - subfamily Cygninae
44(2)
Geese - subfamily Anserinae
46(6)
Surface-feeding ducks - subfamily Anatinae
52(6)
Diving ducks - subfamily Aythyinae
58(8)
Sawbills - subfamily Merginae
66(1)
Stifftails - subfamily Oxyurinae
66(2)
Birds of prey - order Accipitriformes and Falconiformes
68(26)
Vultures - family Accipitridae
70(2)
Eagles - family Accipitridae
72(6)
Buzzards - family Accipitridae
78(2)
Hawks - family Accipitridae
80(2)
Kites - family Accipitridae
82(1)
Osprey - family Pandionidae
83(1)
Harriers - family Accipitridae
84(2)
Falcons - family Falconidae
86(6)
Birds of prey in flight
92(2)
Gallinaceous birds - order Galliformes
94(7)
Grouse - family Tetraonidae
94(4)
Partridges and pheasants - family Phasianidae
98(3)
Hemipodes - order Gruiformes, family Turnicidae
101(1)
Cranes and allies - order Gruiformes
102(8)
Cranes - family Gruidae
102(2)
Bustards - family Otididae
104(2)
Rails, gallinules, coots - family Rallidae
106(4)
Waders, gulls and auks - order Charadriiformes
110(54)
Oystercatchers - family Haematopodidae
110(1)
Plovers - family Charadriidae
111(7)
Small Sandpipers - family Scolopacidae
118(4)
Accidental small sandpipers
122(4)
Snipes and Woodcock - family Scolopacidae
126(2)
Curlews and godwits - family Scolopacidae
128(2)
Larger sandpipers - family Scolopacidae
130(6)
Avocet and stilts - family Recurvirostridae
136(1)
Stone-curlews - family Burhinidae
137(1)
Coursers and pratincoles - family Glareolidae
137(1)
Phalaropes - family Scolopacidae
138(2)
Skuas - family Stercorariiade
140(2)
Gulls - family Laridae
142(12)
Terns - family Sternidae
154(6)
Auks - family Alcidae
160(4)
Sandgrouse - order Pteroclidiformes, family Pteroclididae
164(2)
Pigeons and doves - order Columbiformes, family Columbidae
166(4)
Cuckoos - order Cuciliformes, family Cuculidae
170(2)
Owls - order Strigiformes, families Tytonidae and Strigidae
172(6)
Nightjars - order Caprimulgiformes, family Caprimulgidae
178(2)
Swifts - order Apodiformes, family Apodidae
180(2)
Kingfishers and their allies - order Coraciiformes
182(4)
Kingfishers - family Alcedinidae
182(2)
Bee-eaters - family Meropidae
184(1)
Roller - family Coraciidae
185(1)
Hoopoe - family Upupidae
185(1)
Woodpeckers - order Piciformes, family Picidae
186(6)
Passerines - order Passeriformes
192(112)
Larks - family Alaudidae
194(6)
Swallows - family Hirundinidae
200(2)
Pipits and wagtails - family Motacillidae
202(8)
Shrikes - family Laniidae
210(2)
Orioles - family Oriolidae
212(1)
Starlings - family Sturnidae
212(1)
Waxwing - family Bombycillidae
212(2)
Crows - family Corvidae
214(6)
Dipper - family Cinclidae
220(1)
Wren - family Troglodytidae
220(1)
Accentors - family Prunellidae
221(1)
Warblers, flycatchers and thrushes
222(1)
Warblers - family Sylviidae
222(26)
Flycatchers - family Muscicapidae
248(2)
Thrushes, wheatears and allies - family Turdidae
250(16)
Tits - family Paridae
266(4)
Long-tailed Tit - family Aegithalidae
270(1)
Bearded Tit - family Timaliidae
270(1)
Penduline Tit - family Remizidae
270(2)
Nuthatches - family Sittidae
272(2)
Wallcreeper - family Tichodromadidae
274(1)
Treecreepers - family Certhiidae
275(1)
Sparrows - family Passeridae
276(2)
Finches - family Fringillidae
278(8)
Crossbills - genus Loxia
286(2)
Buntings - family Emberizidae
288(10)
Immature and female buntings
298(2)
Vagrant North American passerines
300(2)
Very rare visitors to Europe
302(2)
Bibliography 304(2)
Ornithological magazines 306(1)
Bird recordings 307(1)
Index 308


Bertel Bruun has travelled widely as a field ornathologist. He devised and co-authored the very successful field guide Birds of North America. Location: New York, USA Hakan Delin is regarded as one of the best field ornathologists in Sweden and is a highly accomplished bird artist. Location: Stockholm, Sweden. Lars Svensson is author of the identification Guide to European Passerines and several papers on bird identification. He formed the Swedish Rarities Committee. Location: Stockholm, Sweden. Arthur Singer was one of the world's most successful bird artists. He died in 1990.