Catégorie :: Livres anglais (6020 livres)

The Roadrunner
de Wyman Meinzer(Ed. Texas Tech University Press) Isbn : 0896722449
18.96 €
This engaging book is the first one available on the roadrunner, a species of cuckoo that sometimes eats rattlesnakes by swallowing them whole. These unique birds were famous even before the popular cartoon character (beep! beep!). They are fairly common in arid areas of the U.S. Southwest and in Mexico, where they are called paisano. Meinzer is an accomplished outdoor photograher with 170 magazine and book covers to his credit. His present roadrunner studies were done in Texas and feature 115 fine color photos that offer excellent depictions of roadrunners capturing snakes, lizards, mice, praying mantises, etc., but also show many courtship and nesting scenes. Habitats and scenery are also detailed. Although brief, the text is both informal and informative, with sections on biology, habit...

The Roadrunner
de Wyman Meinzer(Ed. Texas Tech Press,U.S.) Isbn : 0896722430
35.62 €
This engaging book is the first one available on the roadrunner, a species of cuckoo that sometimes eats rattlesnakes by swallowing them whole. These unique birds were famous even before the popular cartoon character (beep! beep!). They are fairly common in arid areas of the U.S. Southwest and in Mexico, where they are called paisano. Meinzer is an accomplished outdoor photograher with 170 magazine and book covers to his credit. His present roadrunner studies were done in Texas and feature 115 fine color photos that offer excellent depictions of roadrunners capturing snakes, lizards, mice, praying mantises, etc., but also show many courtship and nesting scenes. Habitats and scenery are also detailed. Although brief, the text is both informal and informative, with sections on biology, habit...

Guide to the Great Florida Birding Trail: East Section
de Susan Cerulean(Ed. University Press of Florida) Isbn : 0813025613
18.96 €
This easy-to-follow guidebook spans 18 counties in eastern Florida to showcase 136 birding sites from the Georgia border to Lake Okeechobee, including the Jacksonville and Orlando metropolitan areas. The sites, organized into clusters of five to ten, are all within an hour's drive of one another and are identified on individual as well as regional maps. Each site is described from a birder's point of view and includes directions, hours of operation, seasonal birding opportunities, and other...

Elsevier's Dictionary of Bird Names: In Latin, English, French, German and Italian
de Murray Wrobel(Ed. Elsevier Science) Isbn : 0444508368
311.23 €
This dictionary gives an overview of the English, French, German and Italian names of birds occurring in Europe, North America, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and French-speaking countries. It contains 10,838 scientific names of orders, families, species and some sub-species. The relevant order and family are shown for each term. The taxonomy is that used by the different authors of the sources.This dictionary will be of value to translators of scientific and general literature ; scientific and botanical authors ; environmentalists and ecologists ; and scientific and lay readers of foreign literature.

The Hunt for the Whooping Cranes: A Natural History Detective Story
de J.J. McCoy(Ed. Paul S. Eriksson) Isbn : 0839735006
16.1 €
This detective story and natural history combination invites leisure readers to absorb the story of the plight of the whooping cranes and the special efforts undertaken to preserve them. Combining natural history with the efforts of conservationists, this surveys the whooping crane's special attributes and struggles for survival.

The Birds of Africa: Broadbills to Chats
de Emil K. Urban(Ed. Poyser) Isbn : 0121373045
177.19 €
This definitive and authoritative volume covers the first 312 of the 1,200 or so passerine species which occur in continental Africa and the outlying islands. As in the first three volumes, each breeding species receives full coverage with sections on range and status, description, voice, general habits, food, and breeding biology. Non-breeding visitors are treated more briefly. The text concentrates on the bird's status and biology while in Africa. Range maps are given for each bird and super...

The Birds of Pakistan: Regional Studies and Non-Passeriformes
de T.J. Roberts(Ed. OUP Pakistan) Isbn : 0195774043
84.44 €
This comprehensive two-volume set, authored by world-famous ornithologist Tom Roberts, is the first complete account of the avifauna of Pakistan. Covering 660 species, this superb reference book details migration patterns, voice descriptions, wintering habits and breeding status. The first volume contains much regional background information about zoogeographic influences upon bird distribution in the region, describes the main ecological zones, and has chapters on the contribution of early...

Birds: An Illustrated Field Guide to the Birds of Singapore
de Kim Seng Lim, Lim Kim Seng(Ed. Sun Tree Publishing) Isbn : 9813066008
23.03 €
This comprehensive sourcebook and field guide is designed for expert and amateur birdwatchers alike, as well as students and nature lovers. Presented is scientific and field information based on years of bird-watching experience and conscientious study of birds and their behavior, all lavishly illustrated. Also discussed are issues such as climate, habitat, and conservation, which are essential to the discussion of birds in an urban environment like Singapore.

The World Atlas of Birds
de Various(Ed. Gramercy) Isbn : 0517227320
18.99 €
This comprehensive reference guide to the birds of the world includes beautiful full-color illustrations of 500 species of birds, as well as more than 200 line drawings. With color maps and diagrams, tour the globe's eight geographic regions and see the birds that inhabit them, including the:• North American Hawk Owl• Toucan of tropical South America• Australian Lyrebird• Magnificent Frigatebird of the Caribbean Islands• Himalayan Monal of southern Asia• Emperor Penguin of AntarcticaScientific and detailed, yet clear and concise, this is the ultimate illustrated reference to birds.

A Field Guide to Birds of the Gambia and Senegal
de Clive Barlow, Dr Tim Wacher(Ed. Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) Isbn : 0300074549
47.5 €
This comprehensive book is the first field guide to the birds of The Gambia and Senegal, an area of West Africa popular with birders for its many tropical African birds. The guide provides full accounts of over 600 bird species and depicts nearly all of these in 48 beautiful color plates. For each species, the authors describe identifying features, similarities with other species, behavior, vocalizations, status, distribution, and breeding habits. .