02558nam 2200613 a 450 991046180480332120200520144314.01-283-29430-397866132943021-4081-5246-0(CKB)2670000000122114(EBL)773614(OCoLC)764478368(SSID)ssj0000632661(PQKBManifestationID)12245672(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000632661(PQKBWorkID)10610506(PQKB)11163080(MiAaPQ)EBC773614(Au-PeEL)EBL773614(CaPaEBR)ebr10511465(CaONFJC)MIL329430(EXLCZ)99267000000012211420111214d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBirds of Melanesia[electronic resource] the Bismarcks, Solomons, Vanuatu and New Caledonia /Guy Dutson ; illustrated by Richard Allen ... [et al.]London Christopher Helm20111 online resource (451 p.)Helm field guidesIncludes index.0-7136-6540-8 0-691-15350-7 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; INDEXThis 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, thisHelm field guides.BirdsMelanesiaElectronic books.Birds598598.09958598/.09958Dutson Guy971703Allen Richard387474MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461804803321Birds of Melanesia2209246UNINA