Seabirds: An Identification Guide - Softcover

Harrison, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0395602912 ISBN 13: 9780395602911

Verlag: Houghton Mifflin, 1991

Inhaltsangabe

An identification handbook of seabirds covers virtually all known seabird species and includes full-color illustrations, range maps, and detailed descriptions.

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Críticas

"An unparalleled achievement, and the natural history publishing event of the year . . . the best seabird field guide ever published . . . a stupendous leap into the future of birding." Birding

Reseña del editor

This is the definitive book on the seabirds of the world. It covers virtually all the known species, including sea ducks, loons, and grebes. Each species is beautifully illustrated in color, with different plumages, postures, and views shown to provide visual information not previously available in any book. The clearly written species descriptions include every detail needed for precise identification: plumage (adult breeding, adult nonbreeding, subadult, immature, and juvenile), flight habits and jizz, distribution and movements, similar species, subspecies, alternate names, and other important characteristics. Line drawings and identification keys amplify points made in the text and on the color plates. Color range maps show the distribution of each species throughout the world. The introduction gives a brief survey of the world's seabirds, describing in detail and illustrating the major identification characters that distinguish the different groups of seabirds.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Houghton Mifflin
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0395602912
• ISBN 13: 9780395602911
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 448
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar