Catégorie :: Livres anglais (6020 livres)

Finches and Sparrows: An Identification Guide (Helm Identification Guides)
de Peter Clement(Ed. Christopher Helm Publishers Ltd) Isbn : 0713652039
29.51 €
The illustrations are attractive and useful for identification of all 290 finches. In many cases these are the best available color plates for the species.

The Birder's Journal
de Whitecap Books(Ed. Whitecap Books Ltd) Isbn : 1551107732
9.46 €
The ideal companion for the North American bird-watcher or anyone interested in natural history, this elegant journal provides basic information on bird-watching techniques, feeding birds, and buying and making bird houses. Plenty of space is provided for lists of observations, locations, feeders, nest-boxes, as well as favorite photographs. Two-color interior; line drawings.

Parrots, Macaws and Cockatoos
de Elizabeth Butterworth(Ed. Harry N. Abrams) Isbn : 0810925850
18.96 €
The hyacinthine macaw and the umbrella cockatoo are among the more flamboyant subjects of this poster-size collection, which comprises 26 meticulous renderings of tropical birds executed in oils, watercolors, pen and ink, and gouache. A keen eye, sure hand, facility with color and evident fascination with exotic aviary make British artist Butterworth highly proficient in her craft. Disappointingly, the extremely accurate, photorealistic studies lack the originality or expressiveness that might elevate them to a more enduring art form. While readers with a specific interest in birds should welcome this slim volume as a fine visual catalogue of the subtle variations in feather formation and coloring that distinguish over two-dozen parrot-related species, few plates stand on compositional int...

The Hawaiian Honeycreepers: Drepanidinae
de H. Douglas Pratt(Ed. OUP Oxford) Isbn : 019854653X
159.47 €
The Hawaiian Honeycreepers are typified by nectar feeding, their bright colouration and canary-like songs. They are considered one of the finest examples of adaptive radiation, even more diverse than Darwin's Galapagos finches, as a wide array of different species has evolved in all the different niches provided by the Hawaiian archipelago. The book will therefore be of interest to evolutionary biologists and ecologists as well as professional ornithologists and amateur bird watchers. As with...

Loon Magic 2003
de (Ed. Northword Press) Isbn : 1559718196
12.91 €
The haunting call of the loon has an entrancing effect on all who hear it. The sighting of a loon is a very special occasion. If you have fallen under this bird's mysterious and wonderful spell, then Loon Magic 2003 is perfect for you. This beautiful wall calendar is filled with spectacular photography by the finest wildlife photographers in the world. In addition, fascinating captions provide delightful natural history information and there's ample space for you to write daily notes.

Handbook of Australian, New Zealand Antarctic Birds: Parrots to Dollarbird
de P. J. Higgins(Ed. OUP Australia and New Zealand) Isbn : 0195530713
228.77 €
The Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds is one of the most exciting and significant projects in ornithology today. It provides an up-to-date, comprehensive, and accurate synthesis of our knowledge of all the birds that live in the region. Each account includes a full list of references, black-and-white illustrations of behavioral postures and plumage features, maps showing breeding and non-breeding distribution, sonograms of calls and songs, and diagrams of breeding and...

Handbook of Australian, New Zealand Antarctic Birds: Pardalotes to Shrike-Thrushes
de Peter J. Higgins(Ed. OUP Australia and New Zealand) Isbn : 0195537629
545.17 €
The Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds (or HANZAB, for short) is one of the world's major ornithological projects. This is the sixth of a seven-volume encyclopedia which, when complete, will provide a comprehensive summary of the biology together with detailed illustrations of all 952 species of birds which occur in Australia, New Zealand, and Antarctica. Thus the work covers a significant proportion of the Earth's surface and will describe in unsurpassed detail some 10 of all known bird species.

Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds: Snipe to Pigeons
de Peter Higgins(Ed. OUP Australia and New Zealand) Isbn : 0195530705
229.02 €
The Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds (HANZAB) is one of the most exciting and significant projects in Australasian ornithology today. It provides an up-to-date, comprehensive, and accurate synthesis of our knowledge of all the birds that live in the region. Each volume includes a full list of references, black-and-white illustrations of behavioral postures and plumage features, maps showing breeding and non-breeding distribution, sonagrams of calls and songs, and diagrams...

Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan: Together With Those of Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka : Larks to the Grey Hypocolius
de Salim Ali, Sidney Dillon Ripley(Ed. OUP India) Isbn : 0195618572
36.34 €
The Handbook has established itself as the most comprehensive and reliable reference work on the birds of the Indian subcontinent. Volume 10, has been thoroughly revised for this second edition, with new plates by distinguished bird artist John Henry Dick.

Handbook of the Birds of India And Pakistan: Together With Those of Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, And Sri Lanka
de Salim Ali, Sidney Dillon Ripley(Ed. OUP India) Isbn : 0195637089
16.77 €
The Handbook has established itself as the most comprehensive and reliable reference work on the birds of the Indian subcontinent. Volume 10, has been thoroughly revised for this second edition, with new plates by distinguished bird artist John Henry Dick.