07037nam 2200733 450 991079100720332120211018125038.01-4008-6511-510.1515/9781400865116(CKB)2550000001333108(EBL)1732129(OCoLC)884646157(SSID)ssj0001290377(PQKBManifestationID)12517217(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001290377(PQKBWorkID)11243873(PQKB)10615504(MdBmJHUP)muse41514(DE-B1597)447915(OCoLC)894139572(OCoLC)979583972(DE-B1597)9781400865116(Au-PeEL)EBL1732129(CaPaEBR)ebr10899231(CaONFJC)MIL629666(PPN)195532600(MiAaPQ)EBC1732129(PPN)187977267(EXLCZ)99255000000133310820140810h20152015 uy 0engur|nu---|u||utxtccrBirds of New Guinea /Thane K. Pratt and Bruce M. Beehler ; with editorial contributions by K. David Bishop [and three others] ; illustrated by John C. Anderton [and three others]Second edition.Princeton, New Jersey :Princeton University Press,2015.©20151 online resource (529 p.)Princeton Field GuidesPrevious edition by Bruce M. Beehler, Thane K. Pratt, and Dale A. Zimmerman.0-691-09563-9 0-691-09562-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --Preface --Acknowledgments --Abbreviations --1. Introduction --2. How To Use Th Is Book --3. New Guinea Natural History --4. In The Field In Search Of Birds --Selected References --Web Sources --Plates --Plates 1 - 50 --Plates 51 - 110 --Species Accounts --CASSOWARIES: Casuariidae --MEGAPODES: Megapodiidae --PHEASANTS, PARTRIDGES, AND QUAIL: Phasianidae --MAGPIE GOOSE: Anseranatidae --DUCKS, GEESE, AND SWANS: Anatidae --PETRELS AND SHEARWATERS: Procellariidae --NORTHERN STORM-PETRELS: Hydrobatidae --SOUTHERN STORM-PETRELS: Oceanitidae --GREBES: Podicipedidae --TROPICBIRDS: Phaethontidae --STORKS: Ciconiidae --IBISES AND SPOONBILLS: Threskiornithidae --HERONS AND BITTERNS: Ardeidae --PELICANS: Pelecanidae --FRIGATEBIRDS: Fregatidae --BOOBIES: Sulidae --CORMORANTS: Phalacrocoracidae --DARTERS: Anhingidae --OSPREYS: Pandionidae --HAWKS AND EAGLES: Accipitridae --FALCONS: Falconidae --BUSTARDS: Otididae --RAILS: Rallidae --CRANES: Gruidae --BUTTONQUAIL: Turnicidae --STONE-CURLEWS: Burhinidae --OYSTERCATCHERS: Haematopodidae --STILTS AND AVOCETS: Recurvirostridae --PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS: Charadriidae --Jacanas : Jacanidae --SANDPIPERS AND SNIPES: Scolopacidae --COURSERS AND PRATINCOLES: Glareolidae --TERNS AND GULLS: Laridae --JAEGERS AND SKUAS: Stercorariidae --PIGEONS AND DOVES: Columbidae --COCKATOOS: Cacatuidae --New Guinea Vulturine Parrot and relatives: Psittrichasidae --AUSTRALASIAN PARROTS: Psittaculidae --COUCALS: Centropodidae --OLD WORLD PARASITIC CUCKOOS: Cuculidae --BARN-OWLS: Tytonidae --OWLS: Strigidae --FROGMOUTHS: Podargidae --NIGHTJARS: Caprimulgidae --OWLET-NIGHTJARS: Aegothelidae --TREESWIFTS: Hemiprocnidae --SWIFTS: Apodidae --ROLLERS: Coraciidae --WOODLAND KINGFISHERS: Halcyonidae --RIVER KINGFISHERS: Alcedinidae --BEE-EATERS: Meropidae --HORNBILLS: Bucerotidae --PITTAS: Pittidae --BOWERBIRDS AND CATBIRDS: Ptilonorhynchidae --Australasian Treecreepers: Climacteridae --FAIRYWRENS AND ALLIES: Maluridae --HONEYEATERS: Meliphagidae --AUSTRALASIAN WARBLERS: Acanthizidae --AUSTRALASIAN BABBLERS: Pomatostomidae --LOGRUNNERS: Orthonychidae --Satinbirds: Cnemophilidae --BERRYPECKERS AND LONGBILLS: Melanocharitidae --Painted Berrypeckers : Paramythiidae --Whipbirds : Psophodidae --Jewel -babblers and Quail -thrushes : Cinclosomatidae --BOATBILLS: Machaerirhynchidae --BUTCHERBIRDS AND ALLIES: Cracticidae --WOODSWALLOWS: Artamidae --CUCKOOSHRIKES: Campephagidae --SITTELLAS: Neosittidae --BERRYHUNTERS: Rhagologidae --AUSTRALO-PAPUAN BELLBIRDS: Oreoicidae --PLOUGHBILLS: Eulacestomatidae --WHISTLERS AND ALLIES: Pachycephalidae --SHRIKES: Laniidae --ORIOLES AND FIGBIRDS: Oriolidae --MONARCHS: Monarchidae --IFRITS: Ifritidae --DRONGOS: Dicruridae --FANTAILS: Rhipiduridae --CROWS AND ALLIES: Corvidae --MELAMPITTAS: Melampittidae --Birds of Paradise : Paradisaeidae --AUSTRALASIAN ROBINS: Petroicidae --LARKS: Alaudidae --BULBULS: Pycnonotidae --SWALLOWS AND MARTINS: Hirundinidae --LEAF-WARBLERS AND ALLIES: Phylloscopidae --WHITE-EYES: Zosteropidae --REED-WARBLERS AND ALLIES: Acrocephalidae --GRASSBIRDS AND ALLIES: Locustellidae --CISTICOLAS AND ALLIES: Cisticolidae --STARLINGS: Sturnidae --THRUSHES: Turdidae --Chats, Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae --SUNBIRDS AND FLOWERPECKERS: Nectariniidae --OLD WORLD SPARROWS: Passeridae --WAXBILLS, MANNIKINS, AND ALLIES: Estrildidae --WAGTAILS AND PIPITS: Motacillidae --IndexThis is the completely revised edition of the essential field guide to the birds of New Guinea. The world's largest tropical island, New Guinea boasts a spectacular avifauna characterized by cassowaries, megapodes, pigeons, parrots, cuckoos, kingfishers, and owlet-nightjars, as well as an exceptionally diverse assemblage of songbirds such as the iconic birds of paradise and bowerbirds. Birds of New Guinea is the only guide to cover all 780 bird species reported in the area, including 366 endemics. Expanding its coverage with 111 vibrant color plates-twice as many as the first edition-and the addition of 635 range maps, the book also contains updated species accounts with new information about identification, voice, habits, and range. A must-have for everyone from ecotourists to field researchers, Birds of New Guinea remains an indispensable guide to the diverse birds of this remarkable region.780 bird species, including 366 found nowhere else111 stunning color plates, twice the number of the first editionExpanded and updated species accounts provide details on identification, voice, habits, and range635 range mapsRevised classification of birds reflects the latest researchPrinceton field guides.BirdsNew GuineaBirdsNew GuineaIdentificationBirdsBirds598.0995Pratt Thane K.1200820Beehler Bruce McPBishop K. DavidAnderton John C.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910791007203321Birds of New Guinea3718956UNINA