Main Title |
Encyclopedia of birds / |
Other Authors |
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Publisher |
Academic Press, |
Year Published |
1998 |
OCLC Number |
39645709 |
ISBN |
0122623401; 9780122623400 |
Subjects |
Birds--Encyclopedias
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ENAM |
QL672.2.E53 1998 |
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Region 7 Library, Kansas City, KS |
03/23/2001 |
DISPERSAL |
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Edition |
2nd ed. |
Collation |
240 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 32 cm. |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-235) and index. |
Contents Notes |
"A comprehensive illustrated guide by international experts."--Jacket subtitle. pt. 1. The World of Birds. Introducing Birds / Joseph Forshaw. Classifying Birds / Walter J. Bock. Birds Through the Ages / Joel Cracraft. Habitats & Adaptations / Hugh A. Ford. Bird Behavior / Peter J.B. Slater. Endangered Species / Alison Stattersfield -- pt. 2. Kinds of Birds. Ratites & Tinamous / S.J.J.F. Davies. Albatrosses & Petrels / John P. Croxall. Penguins / Frank S. Todd. Divers & Grebes / Jon Fjeldsa. Pelicans & their Allies / E.A. Schreiber. Herons & their Allies / Kim W. Lowe and Penny Olsen. Raptors / Penny Olsen. Waterfowl & Screamers / Frank S. Todd. Gamebirds & the Hoatzin / Michael R.W. Rands. Cranes & their Allies / George W. Archibald. Waders & Shorebirds / Colin J.O. Harrison. Pigeons & Sandgrouse / Francis H.J. Crome. Parrots / Joseph Forshaw. Turacos & Cuckoos / S. Marchant. Owls, Frogmouths & Nightjars / Penny Olsen. Swifts & Hummingbirds / Charles T. Collins. Mousebirds & Trogons / G.R. Cunningham-Van Someren and Joseph Forshaw. Kingfishers & their Allies / Joseph Forshaw and Alan Kemp. Woodpeckers & Barbets / Lester L. Short. Broadbills & Pittas / H. Elliot McClure. Ovenbirds & their Allies / Edwin O. Willis. Tyrant Flycatchers & their Allies / Scott M. Lanyon. Lyrebirds & Scrub-Birds / G.T. Smith. Larks & Wagtails / P.A. Clancey and Peter L. Britton. Swallows / P.A. Clancey and Peter L. Britton. Cuckooshrikes / P.A. Clancey and Peter L. Britton. Bulbuls & Leafbirds / P.A. Clancey and Peter L. Britton. Shrikes & Vangas / P.A. Clancey and Peter L. Britton. Waxwings & Their Allies / H. Elliot McClure. Mockingbirds & Accentors / H. Elliot McClure. Dippers & Thrushes / Walter E. Boles. Babblers & Wrens / Walter E. Boles. Warblers & Flycatchers / Walter E. Boles. Fairy Wrens & Their Allies / Stephen Garnett. Logrunners / Stephen Garnett. Monarchs & Their Allies / Stephen Garnett. Tits / Walter E. Boles. Nuthatches & Treecreepers / Walter E. Boles. Honeyeaters & Their Allies / Terence Lindsey. Vireos / Kenneth C. Parkes. Buntings & Tanagers / Luis F. Baptista. Wood Warblers & Icterids / Kenneth C. Parkes. Finches / Anthony H. Bledsoe and Robert B. Payne. Starlings & their Allies / Terence Lindsey. New Zealand Wattlebirds / Terence Lindsey. Magpie-Larks & their Allies / Ian Rowley. Bowerbirds & Birds of Paradise / Clifford B. Frith. Crows & Jays / Ian Rowley. |