Shrikes and Bush-shrikes Including Wood-shrikes, Helmet-shrikes, Shrike Flycatchers, Philentomas, Batises and Wattle-eyes
Innbundet /
2000
/ Engelsk
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780713638615
Publisert
2000-08-31
Utgiver
Vendor
Helm
Vekt
1025 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
392
Forfatter
Illustratør
Biographical note
Tony Harris is Associate Curator in the Department of Birds at the Transvaal Museum in South Africa, where he established the Fitzpatrick Bird Communication Library. He has undertaken extensive fieldwork and sound recording in southern Africa and has been researching shrike taxonomy and systematics for many years. He is the author of Shrikes of Southern Africa Kim Franklin, a member of the Society of Wildlife Artists, has exhibited his work in countries throughout Europe and Africa. His illustrations have appeared in numerous books, including Birds of the Western Palearctic, Birds of the Indian Subcontinent, and the award-winning Parrots.
Covering the identification, biology and relationships of all true shrikes, bush-shrikes, helmet-shrikes, wood-shrikes, shrike flycatchers, philentomas, batises and wattle-eyes this book offers information on 114 species in 21 genera within the families Laniidae and Malaconotidae. For each genus, acoustic and visual signals are summarized and used to map similarities. The detailed species account for the bulk of the book, providing knowledge on field identification, plumage descriptions, geographical variation, moult, distribution, movements. general and foraging behaviour, food, sounds and breeding behaviour."
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The book covers the identification, biology and relationships of all true shrikes, bush-shrikes, helmet-shrikes, the closely related shrike flycatchers, philentomas, batises and wattle-eyes.
Preface
Acknowledgements
Sponsorship
Layout and Methods
Introduction
- History
- Characteristics of shrikes
- Shrike communication
- Communication summaries and relationships
- Glossary
- Topography
- Genera Overview
Species Accounts (1-114)
References
Appendix A: Problems of species limits and relationships
Appendix B: Comparative characters
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The book covers the identification, biology and relationships of all true shrikes, bush-shrikes, helmet-shrikes, the closely related shrike flycatchers, philentomas, batises and wattle-eyes.
This series treats bird identification in detail, and covers family groups or regional areas. Each book includes a colour-plate section, with more recent titles also including photographs to show subspecific and age-related variation. Detailed distribution maps complete these ultimate works of reference.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780713638615
Publisert
2000-08-31
Utgiver
Vendor
Helm
Vekt
1025 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
392
Forfatter
Illustratør