Check-List Of Birds Of The World (Volume V) - Softcover

Lee Peters, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9354308414 ISBN 13: 9789354308413

Verlag: Alpha Editions, 2020

Inhaltsangabe

The definitive ledger of global birdlife. A landmark in scientific classification. Volume V of James Lee Peters' Check-List of Birds of the World exemplifies the precision and authority that have made the series essential to twentieth century ornithology. At once an ornithology reference book and a scientific bird catalog, it organises species with strict nomenclatural discipline and careful cross-referencing, serving as a practical avian taxonomy guide and a comprehensive bird list for scholarship and practice. Worldwide avifauna records are drawn together into a rigorous bird species checklist designed for comparative study; the work functions as a field ornithologists resource while doubling as a reliable birdwatching identification tool for those who demand taxonomic certainty. Museum curators, taxonomists and conservation biologists have long used the series to stabilise names, trace historical treatments and inform decisions about classification, and its measured scholarship helped to shape modern approaches to global bird classification. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Whether you are a casual naturalist seeking a dependable reference, a field ornithologist compiling regional lists, or a collector assembling the james lee peters series within a birds of the world collection, Volume V rewards attention. Its measured prose and exacting detail make it a pleasure to consult, while its historical importance secures its place among classic scientific works. Collectors of classic scientific literature will appreciate the volume's documentary value and the continuity it brings to the birds of the world collection; newcomers will find its plain, authoritative tone welcoming rather than forbidding. For libraries and private shelves alike, Volume V is both a working reference and a piece of scientific history.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Alpha Editions
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 9354308414
• ISBN 13: 9789354308413
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 320
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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