LEADER 03585nam 22006131 450 001 9910788986003321 005 20150109174821.0 010 $a1-4725-9700-1 010 $a1-4081-3864-6 010 $a1-282-98670-8 010 $a9786612986703 010 $a1-4081-3862-X 024 7 $a10.5040/9781472597007 035 $a(CKB)3390000000007833 035 $a(EBL)738824 035 $a(OCoLC)742333612 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000671323 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12241890 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000671323 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10613712 035 $a(PQKB)10859235 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC738824 035 $a(OCoLC)1197076457 035 $a(UtOrBLW) 76355660 //r86 035 $a(EXLCZ)993390000000007833 100 $a20150116d1975 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDucks of Britain and Europe /$f[by] M. A. Ogilvie ; illustrated by Carol Ogilvie 210 1$aBerkhamsted :$cPoyser,$d1975. 215 $a1 online resource (223 p.) 225 0 $aPoyser monographs 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4081-3863-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Contents; List of colour plates; List of distribution maps; Preface; 1 Introduction and classification; 2 General behaviour and ecology; 3 Identification; 4 Breeding; 5 Distribution and status; 6 Migrations; 7 Exploitation and conservation; References; Index 330 $a"The forty-two species or subspecies of ducks which occur in Europe, including eleven vagrants from North America or Asia, are the subject of this book. Its author is an accepted authority on ducks and geese, and has been a member of the research staff of the Wildfowl Trust at Slimbridge since 1960. Most birdwatchers consider ducks to be especially attractive and interesting birds, and many species of ducks are also the legitimate quarry of wildfowlers. Both groups need to identify the species quickly and accurately, and almost half of the book is devoted to identification, offering a far more detailed account than is to be found in any of the field guides. There are detailed descriptions, species by species, of the adult males and females, immature birds, eclipse males, and downy young - voice, too, is dealt with - and full-colour plates of males and females show the flight patterns, so important for correct species identification. The habits of European ducks are treated in chapters on behaviour and ecology, breeding biology, distribution and status, and the ever-fascinating topic of migration and navigation. The distribution chapter has maps showing the summer and winter ranges in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and Central Russia, for 24 species.?A final chapter considers the present day threats to ducks and their wetland habitats, and the conservation measures being taken to combat the threats. The colour plates and more than 80 line drawings in the text are by Carol Ogilvie, the author's wife. Jacket illustration by Carol Ogilvie"--Bloomsbury Publishing. 410 0$aPoyser Monographs 606 $aBirds$zEurope 606 $aDucks$zEurope 606 $2Wildlife: birds & birdwatching 615 0$aBirds 615 0$aDucks 676 $a598.4/1 700 $aOgilvie$b Malcolm Alexander$01541220 801 0$bUtOrBLW 801 1$bUtOrBLW 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910788986003321 996 $aDucks of Britain and Europe$93793259 997 $aUNINA