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Autore |
Dutson Guy |
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Birds of Melanesia [[electronic resource] ] : the Bismarcks, Solomons, Vanuatu and New Caledonia / / Guy Dutson ; illustrated by Richard Allen ... [et al.] |
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London, : Christopher Helm, 2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-29430-3 |
9786613294302 |
1-4081-5246-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (451 p.) |
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Collana |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Soggetti |
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Birds - Melanesia |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; MELANESIAN ORNITHOLOGY; BIRDWATCHING IN MELANESIA; CONSERVATION; USING THE PLATES AND SPECIES TEXTS; ISLAND GROUPS OF MELANESIA; CHECKLIST OF THE BIRDS OF MELANESIA; COLOUR PLATES; SPECIES ACCOUNTS; GAZETTEER; INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This new Helm Field Guide covers the species-rich Melanesia region of the south-west Pacific, from New Caledonia and the Solomons through the Bismarks to Vanuatu, a popular destination for tours and travellers and one that has never before had field-guide coverage. The cover star is the Kagu, the region's most iconic bird species and a highly sought-after endemic of New Caledonia. Superb colour plates illustrate the 650 species that occur in the region, allied with concise identification text and a series of distribution colour bars. For anyone travelling to this far-flung Pacific region, this |
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