The World Atlas of Birds selects more than 500 species of birds and examines them in depth, region by region, choosing each one to illustrate a particular facet of bird-life-a hunting technique or physical specialisation, courstship behaviour or physical specialisation, courtship behaviour or feeding habit. More than fifty boxed topics look at unusual aspects of bird behaviour such as techniques of nestbuilding, the relationship between adult and young, and the strange links that can exist between birds and other animals.
In addition, the introductory chapter probes such general subjects as evolution, physiology, flight, and the mystery of migration; a glossary adn catalogue of scientific and common names is preceded by a unique section containing a full descriptive classification explaining the relationships and characteristics of the world's 155 bird families; and a complete index to the text and illustrations concludes the book.
- The World of Birds
- The Nearctic Realm
- The Neotropical Realm
- The Palaearctic Realm
- The Ethiopian Realm
- The Oriental Realm
- The Australasian Realm
- The Oceanic Realm
- The World-wide Birds
- The Polar Realm
- Classification of Birds
ISBN | : 0753711834 (ปกแข็ง) 272 หน้า |
ขนาด | : 235 x 295 x 26 มม. |
น้ำหนัก | : 1555 กรัม |
เนื้อในพิมพ์ | : คละสี |
ชนิดกระดาษ | : กระดาษอาร์ต |
สำนักพิมพ์ | : Bounty Books |
เดือนปีที่พิมพ์ | : 2005 |