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A carefully designed and lavishly illustrated photographic guideThis innovative and carefully designed photographic guide provides a concise introduction to the identification of the 246 birds most likely to be seen in Great Britain and Ireland. It is the perfect book for anyone wanting to put a nam...

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Main Authors: Hume, Rob (Author), Tipling, David (Author), Harrop, Hugh (Author), Swash, Andy (Author), Still, Rob (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2019.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Birds.
NATURE > Birdwatching Guides.
Oiseaux > Grande-Bretagne > Ouvrages illustres.
Oiseaux > Grande-Bretagne > Identification.
Birds > Great Britain > Pictorial works.
Birds > Great Britain > Identification.
Great Britain.
Pictorial works.
Field guides.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; How to use this book; Knowing the parts of a bird; Identifying birds; GETTING TO THE RIGHT GROUP OF BIRDS; Birds on water; Standing birds; Perched birds; Small landbirds; Birds in flight; Bird habitats; BRITAIN'S BIRDS; Wildfowl; Swans; Geese & Shelduck; Ducks; Waterbirds; Cormorants; Divers; Grebes; Seabirds; Auks; Petrels; Shearwaters; Gannet; Gulls, Skuas & Terns; Gulls; Skuas; Terns; Waders; Oystercatcher; Turnstone; Avocet; Plovers; Snipe & Woodcock; Stone-curlew; Small sandpipers; 'Shanks'; Godwits; Curlews; Phalaropes
  • Large waterside birdsBittern; Heron & Egrets; Spoonbill; Crane; Rails & Crakes; 'Gamebirds'; Quail; Pheasant & Partridges; Grouse; Pigeons & Doves; Birds of Prey; Eagles; Buzzards; Osprey; Kites; Harriers; Hawks; Falcons; Nightbirds; Owls; Nightjar; 'Near-passerines' [Kingfishers, Cuckoos, Parakeets & Woodpeckers]; Aerial Feeders [Swifts, Swallow & Martins]; Passerines; Larks; Pipits; Wagtails; Starling, Waxwing & Dipper; Dunnock & Wren; Thrushes & Chats; Crests & Warblers; Flycatchers; Nuthatch & Treecreeper; Tits; Crows; Finches, Buntings & Sparrows; Finches; Buntings; Sparrows
  • Rare migrants and regular vagrantsFurther reading; Acknowledgements and photographic credits; Index

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