The Pheasants of the World - Hardcover

Delacour, Jean

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0904558371 ISBN 13: 9780904558371

Publisher: World Pheasant Association, 1977

Synopsis

This book has been widely acclaimed as the most comprehensive and authoritative work on pheasants produced in the last fifty years; in fact, as the standard work on the subject. The first edition had a two fold purpose: to offer a summary of modern knowledge of the systematics, life habits and geographical distribution of the birds, and to supply the ever-growing numbers of pheasant-lovers with the necessary data concerning the management of birds in confinement. This new edition also covers these needs and has been extended to include the latest experiences of pheasant breeders throughout the world, especially with the hatching and rearing of the rarer species. The illustrations, 17 pages in colour and 16 in black and white, 32 based on paintings by J C Harrison, the famous bird-artist, are again incorporated in this volume. A new addition is the Frontispiece, depicting the Himalayan Blood Pheasant, by the distinguished artist R David Digby. This book can be recommended to all bird lovers, especially those who wish to study in depth the habits of pheasants in their natural surrounding or in captivity.

About this edition

• Publisher: World Pheasant Association
• Publication date: 1977
• ISBN 10: 0904558371
• ISBN 13: 9780904558371
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 434