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A beautifully illustrated guide to every aspect of bird life and a complete survey of the world's orders and families of birds. It explore the wonders of the avian world with this ultimate reference book. The World of Birds is a spectacular guide to every aspect of bird life and a concise survey of the world's orders and families. Highly respected ornithologist and wildlife expert, Jonathan Elphick, begins by defining the distinguishing features of birds before going on to describe their evolution since the age of the dinosaurs. This beautiful volume has been published in a limited print-run partnership with the Natural History Museum, London and CSIRO Publishing. It will be a timeless reference and perfect gift for bird watchers.
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As one might expect from Elphick, there is a platinum standard to the book s accuracy...it is also bang up to date...this is a wonderfully authoritative, but also carefully compressed, statement on all things avian. My guess is that it will be a baseline reference for years to come. --Mark Cocker, Birdwatch magazine
Weighty this book may be, but Elphick displays a light touch, his unfussy writing clarifying difficult concepts...encyclopaedic in both ambition and achievement, and a tome to be treasured. --BBC Wildlife magazine, Book of the Month
As thorough and as all-encompassing as you could hope, given the scale of the task, while also being readable and easily understood...Erudite but accessible, and looking absolutely great, you can imagine this becoming a fixture on most birders shelves. --Birdwatching magazine
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Weighty this book may be, but Elphick displays a light touch, his unfussy writing clarifying difficult concepts...encyclopaedic in both ambition and achievement, and a tome to be treasured. --BBC Wildlife magazine, Book of the Month
As thorough and as all-encompassing as you could hope, given the scale of the task, while also being readable and easily understood...Erudite but accessible, and looking absolutely great, you can imagine this becoming a fixture on most birders shelves. --Birdwatching magazine
Jonathan Elphick, BSc, FZS, FLS, is a highly regarded wildlife writer, editor, consultant, lecturer and broadcaster, specializing in ornithology. During a career spanning over 40 years, he has worked on many books, including spending twelve years as specialist researcher on Birds Britannica and Birds & People. He has also written a variety of titles, such as the bestseller Birdsong, Birds: The Art of Ornithology and the award-winning Birdwatcher's Handbook, and was a contributing editor on Natural History Museum Atlas of Bird Migration.
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- PublisherCSIRO Publishing
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 1486302920
- ISBN 13 9781486302925
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages612
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Book Description Quarto,608 pp.,colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. A beautifully illustrated guide to every aspect of bird life and a complete survey of the worldâ s orders and families of birds. Highly respected ornithologist and wildlife expert, Jonathan Elphick, begins by defining the distinguishing features of birds before going on to describe their evolution since the age of the dinosaurs. With the aid of fact boxes and clear photographs, he then explores in greater detail each of the significant elements of bird life: bird biology including anatomy, walking and swimming, plumage, calls and songs; flight techniques and styles; food and feeding; bird lifestyles and social relationships; breeding, growth and development; bird geography and habitats; and the mysteries of migration. He also considers human attitudes towards birds through the ages. Seller Inventory # 37047
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