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Britain's Birds : An Identification Guide to the Birds of Britain and Ireland /
Britain's Birds will be enjoyed and valued by everyone, from beginner to experienced birder. One of the most comprehensive, up-to-date and practical bird books of modern times, it features an unrivalled selection of photographs showing all the plumages you are likely to see. Focusing on identif...
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Princeton, NJ :
Princeton University Press,
2016.
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| Collection: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- Cover ; Title ; Copyright ; Contents; Introduction ; THE SPECIES ACCOUNTS ; Wildfowl (swans, geese, ducks) ; Cormorants, divers and grebes ; Seabirds (Gannet, Fulmar, shearwaters, petrels) ; Rare seabirds ; Gulls and terns ; Skuas ; Auks (puffins, guillemots, Razorbill, murrelets).
- Waders (plovers, sandpipers, curlews, godwits, snipe and related species) Vagrant waders ; Large waterside birds (herons, bitterns, egrets, ibis, Spoonbill, cranes, storks) ; Bustards ; Crakes and rails (includes Moorhen, coots, gallinules).
- Pheasants, partridges, grouse and related species Pigeons and doves ; Sandgrouse ; Owls and nightjars ; Birds of prey (eagles, kites, Osprey, buzzards, harriers, hawks, falcons and related species) ; Kingfishers, cuckoos, Hoopoe, bee-eaters, Roller and parrot ; Woodpeckers.
- Aerial feeders (swifts, swallows, martins) Larks, pipits and wagtails ; Dipper, Wren, accentors, oriole, starlings and waxwings ; Thrushes, chats and wheatears ; Warblers, cisticola and crests ; Flycatchers ; Tits, nuthatches and 'creepers' ; Shrikes.
- Crows (includes Jay, Magpie, Nutcracker) Sparrows and finches ; Buntings ; Vagrant landbirds from North America ; Birds of uncertain origin and escapes/introductions ; British & Irish Lists, status and legislation ; Acknowledgements and photo credits ; Index.