The handbook of bird identification : for Europe and the western Palearctic / / Mark Beaman and Steve Madge ; illustrated by Hilary Burn ... [et al.]
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| Autore: |
Beaman Mark
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| Titolo: |
The handbook of bird identification : for Europe and the western Palearctic / / Mark Beaman and Steve Madge ; illustrated by Hilary Burn ... [et al.]
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| Pubblicazione: | London, : Christopher Helm, c1998 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (869 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 598.294 |
| Soggetto topico: | Birds - Europe |
| Birds - Africa, North | |
| Birds - Middle East | |
| Altri autori: |
MadgeSteve
BurnHilary
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 851-852) and indexes. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Ostrich: STRUTHIONIDAE; Divers (or Loons): GAVIIDAE; Grebes: PODICIPEDIDAE; Albatrosses: DIOMEDEIDAE; Petrels & Shearwaters: PROCELLARIIDAE; Storm-petrels: HYDROBATIDAE; Tropicbirds: PHAETHONTIDAE; Gannets & Boobies: SULIDAE; Cormorants: PHALACROCORACIDAE; Darters: ANHINGIDAE; Pelicans: PELECANIDAE; Frigatebirds: FREGATIDAE; Herons & Egrets: ARDEIDAE; Storks: CICONIIDAE; Ibises & Spoonbills: THRESKIORNITHIDAE; Flamingos: PHOENICOPTERIDAE; Wildfowl (or Waterfowl): ANATIDAE; Hawks & Eagles: ACCIPITRIDAE; Osprey: PANDIONIDAE; Falcons: FALCONIDAE |
| Grouse: TETRAONIDAEPheasants & Partridges: PHASIANIDAE; Guineafowl: NUMIDIDAE; Buttonquails: TURNICIDAE; Rails: RALLIDAE; Cranes: GRUIDAE; Bustards: OTIDIDAE; Painted-snipes: ROSTRATULIDAE; Oystercatchers: HAEMATOPODIDAE; Stilts & Avocets: RECURVIROSTRIDAE; Crab-plover: DROMADIDAE; Thick-knees: BURHINIDAE; Coursers & Pratincoles: GLAREOLIDAE; Plovers: CHARADRIIDAE; Sandpipers: SCOLOPACIDAE; Skuas: STERCORARIIDAE; Gulls: LARIDAE; Terns: STERNIDAE; Skimmers: RYNCHOPIDAE; Auks (or Alcids): ALCIDAE; Sandgrouse: PTEROCLIDIDAE; Pigeons & Doves: COLUMBIDAE; Parrots: PSITTACIDAE; Cuckoos: CUCULIDAE | |
| Owls: TYTONIDAE & STRIGIDAENightjars: CAPRIMULGIDAE; Swifts: APODIDAE; Kingfishers: ALCEDINIDAE; Bee-eaters: MEROPIDAE; Rollers: CORACIIDAE; Hoopoes: UPUPIDAE; Woodpeckers: PICIDAE; Tyrant Flycatchers: TYRANNIDAE; Larks: ALAUDIDAE; Swallows & Martins: HIRUNDINIDAE; Pipits & Wagtails: MOTACILLIDAE; Bulbuls: PYCNONOTIDAE; Waxwings & Hypocolius: BOMBYCILLIDAE; Dippers: CINCLIDAE; Wrens: TROGLODYTIDAE; Mockingbirds & Thrashers: MIMIDAE; Accentors: PRUNELLIDAE; Thrushes & Chats: TURDIDAE; Warblers: SYLVIIDAE; Flycatchers: MUSCICAPIDAE; Babblers: TIMALIIDAE; Long-tailed Tits: AEGITHALIDAE | |
| Tits: PARIDAENuthatches: SITTIDAE; Wallcreepers: TICHODROMADIDAE; Treecreepers: CERTHIIDAE; Penduline Tits: REMIZIDAE; Sunbirds: NECTARINIIDAE; Orioles: ORIOLIDAE; Shrikes: LANIIDAE; Crows: CORVIDAE; Starlings: STURNIDAE; Sparrows: PASSERIDAE; Weavers: PLOCEIDAE; Waxbills: ESTRILDIDAE; Vireos: VIREONIDAE; Finches: FRINGILLIDAE; American Wood-warblers: PARULIDAE; Tanagers: THRAUPIDAE; Buntings: EMBERIZIDAE; American Orioles & Blackbirds: ICTERIDAE; Appendix; Further Reading; Index of English Names; Index of Scientific Names | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Identification guide covering all the bird species to have occurred in the European region. The species are covered by family, with each family introduction followed by the relevant colour plates and species accounts and for 625 species there are detailed colour maps within the text. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The handbook of bird identification |
| ISBN: | 1-282-98617-1 |
| 9786612986178 | |
| 1-4081-3494-2 | |
| 1-4081-3523-X | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910825610703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Helm Identification Guides