The Crossley ID Guide - Eastern Birds

Zusatztext "A must for the bookshelf though and I very much look forward to reviewing the other volumes of this pioneering series." ---Lee G R Evans, UK400ClubRareBirdAlert Informationen zum Autor Richard Crossley Klappentext " The Crossley ID Guide is an interesting, multi-dimensional, unique take on a bird guide that delivers to a high standard for a specific target audience." --Alan Tilmouth " The Crossley ID Guide , published by Princeton University Press, is an awesome, major achievement, a stunning contribution to ornithological field identification." --John Thaxton Zusammenfassung Helps you improve your ability to identify birds. This book features 640 scenes for various species that are composed from more than 10,000 of the author's images showing birds in a wide range of views - near and far, from different angles, in various plumages and behaviors, including flight, and in the habitat in which they live. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface 5 Quick Key to Species 6 Introduction 22 How to Use This Book 22 How to Be a Better Birder 25 Species Accounts Waterbirds 36 Swimming Waterbirds 36 Flying Waterbirds 98 Walking Waterbirds 144 Landbirds Upland Gamebirds 219 Raptors 231 Miscellaneous Larger Landbirds 269 Aerial Landbirds 315 Songbirds 332 Acknowledgments 517 Index 518 Shorthand (Alpha Codes) 518 Scientific Names 522 Common Names 526

Product details

• Authors: Richard Crossley, Crossley Richard
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2011
• EAN: 9780691147789
• ISBN: 978-0-691-14778-9
• No. of pages: 528
• Series: Princeton University Press; The Crossley ID Guides; The Crossley ID Guides
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); NATURE / Animals / Birds, NATURE / Birdwatching Guides, Wildlife: birds & birdwatching, Wildlife: birds and birdwatching: general interest