A Field Guide to the Birds of China
de John Mackinnon (Ed. Oxford University Press) Isbn : 0198549407
49.74 € / 326.27 FF
This is the first truly comprehensive, taxonomically modern, and fully illustrated field guide to Chinese birds. Over 1300 species are illustrated in 128 color paintings, and they are fully described in the text. Color distribution maps are also provided for all illustrated species. The authors have both lived and worked in the region for many years, and they have extensive experience writing and illustrating bird guides. Thus, this important book will become a landmark in field guide publishing.

The Birdwatcher's Guide to Hawai'I
de Rick Soehren (Ed. University of Hawai'i Press) Isbn : 0824816838
15.89 € / 104.23 FF
This is the first site-specific birding book written especially for the casual or novice birder. It is a fully illustrated look at more than 60 top birding sites on O`ahu, Kaua`i, the Big Island, Maui, Moloka`i, and Lanai. Every spot described offers something special--forest-dwelling birds unique to Hawai`i, seabirds that rarely visit the shore, or introduced birds found in city parks and gardens. Birds of greatest interest and those most likely to be seen at each site are given particular attention, with information on seasonal occurrences to help visitors plan their birding trips. Site descriptions note activities and nearby points of interest, detailed directions to the sites, and available facilities for visitors. Helpful occurrence tables show at a glance where common and uncommon bi...

Avian Incubation: Behaviour, Environment and Evolution
de D. C. Deeming (Ed. Oxford University Press) Isbn : 0198508107
99.99 € / 655.89 FF
This is the first scientific review of all factors affecting incubation in avian nests. These range from nest construction, egg characteristics and patterns of embryonic development. There is an extensive section describing incubation behaviour of parents and embryos, and there are chapters reviewing brood patch physiology and the various factors determining the incubation environment, including nest microbiology. Another section provides chapters giving detailed descriptions of examples of...

Avian Growth and Development: Evolution Within the Altricial-Precocial Spectrum
de J. Matthias Starck (Ed. Oxford University Press Inc, USA) Isbn : 0195106083
99.99 € / 655.89 FF
This is the first re-appraisal in 50 years of concepts of development made in birds. This book is a case study in evolutionary diversification of life histories. Although birds have a rather uniform body plan and physiology, they exhibit marked variation in development type, parental care, and rate of growth. This book thus attempts to present an integrative perspective of organism biology, ecology, and evolution.

A Guide to the Birds and Mammals of Coastal Patagonia
de Graham Harris (Ed. Princeton University Press) Isbn : 0691058318
63.72 € / 417.98 FF
This is the first guidebook to the birds and mammals of the coastal region of Patagonia, a vast area at the southern tip of South America. This guide describes the 185 species of birds and 61 species of mammals known to inhabit the land and sea along two thousand miles of the Patagonian coast, from Pent/nsula Valdés to the Strait of Magellan.With an area covering over half a million square miles, Patagonia is larger than Spain and Portugal combined. It is scarcely populated and much of its land is desert, swept year-round by winds from both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The greatest abundance and diversity of wildlife occurs where the great dry steppe meets the South Atlantic along a spectacular shoreline of unspoiled beaches and lonely headlands. One of the last truly untouched regions...

Birds, Mammals, & Reptiles of the Galapagos Islands: An Identification Guide
de Andy Swash, Rob Still, Robert Still (Ed. Yale University Press) Isbn : 0300088647
19.87 € / 130.34 FF
This is the first comprehensive guide to the unique wildlife of the Galápagos, encompassing the birds, mammals, and reptiles a visitor to these extraordinary islands might encounter. The innovative, simple-to-use format of the pocket-sized volume will help beginners and experts alike to identify with confidence the striking and charismatic Galápagos fauna. Highlighting the differences between similar species, the guide focuses on the key identification features of each....

Wrens, Dippers and Thrashers
de Dave Brewer, David Brewer (Ed. Yale University Press) Isbn : 0300090595
47.79 € / 313.48 FF
This is the first comprehensive guide to the closely related families of wrens, dippers, and thrashers. The book covers 75 wrens, 34 thrashers, and 5 dippers, almost all of which are New World species. The wrens (Troglodytidae) display great diversity, occupying almost every kind of habitat in the Americas. The family probably originates in Central America where the greatest number of species is to be found. The thrashers (Mimidae) include the mockingbirds, catbirds, and tremblers. The dippers (Cinclidae) are river specialists, although they usually exhibit no obvious features for an aquatic existence. The book describes the various forms within each group, their distribution and breeding biology, as well as their flight, moult, behavior, and ecology. The text is accompanied by maps, diagr...

Birds of the Seychelles
de Adrian Skerrett (Ed. Princeton University Press) Isbn : 0691088632
36.01 € / 236.21 FF
This is the first comprehensive guide to the birds of the Seychelles, a spectacular archipelago of 115 islands north of Madagascar. It describes and illustrates every species for the first time--more than 250 in all--and gives extended species accounts for all 66 breeding species. These accounts cover breeding biology and, for all indigenous species, threats and conservation. The volume also offers the first detailed accounts of all 26 Seychelles' endemics, including their origins, in popular...

Thrushes
de Peter Clement (Ed. Princeton University Press) Isbn : 0691088527
47.31 € / 310.33 FF
This is the first book in nearly one hundred years that is solely devoted to thrushes, one of the most widespread and well-known families of birds in the world. It treats comprehensively the world's 162 species of true thrushes and covers some of the best-known garden species as well as some of the rarest and most elusive of all birds. It also includes some of the most musically accomplished singers of any bird family. The book contains a wealth of detailed information on identification and...

A Guide to the Birds of the Philippines
de Robert Kennedy, Pedro C. Gonzales, Edward Dickinso (Ed. Oxford University Press) Isbn : 0198546688
49.74 € / 326.27 FF
This is the first and only comprehensive, informative, and easy to use reference book on Philippine birds. It encompasses all of the 572 species that have been recorded in the Philippines and contains 72 full colour plates and more than 500 range maps for instant distributional information. The book provides useful and informative text on each species, including a list of islands where it has been recorded and includes previously unpublished song or call note information on mostspecies.