A field guide to all the non-passerines or songbirds found from Britain, eastwards to Japan, and as far south as the Sahara and Himalayas. Perfect for the travelling birdwatcher!
This is the essential companion for the keen birdwatcher. Together with the volume on passerines, published in 2007, this book covers all the non-perching birds of the Palearctic, a zoographical area running from the British Isles eastwards to Japan, with its southern border marked by the Sahara, the Middle Eastern deserts, and the Himalayas. It covers the whole of the Russian Arctic, China, Tibet, Japan and the whole of Europe – the most popular birdwatching area in the world.
Every non-passerine species found in this wide area is illustrated in every plumage in which they can be seen in the wild. Author and illustrator Norman Arlott is one of the world's leading bird artists and has seen nearly all of the 1,800 species featured.
The accompanying text concentrates on the specific characteristics and appearance of each species that allow identification in the field, including voice. Every species will also have a distribution map – in many cases the first time this has been compiled for the area.
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Wildlife artist Norman Arlott has illustrated nearly 100 books and his artwork regularly appears in magazines. He has designed special bird stamp issues for countries including Jamaica, Bahamas, Seychelles, British Virgin Islands, The Gambia, Malawi and Christmas Island. He has also led ornithology tours to East Africa.
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Da: Regno Unito a: Italia
Descrizione libro Condizione: new. (Hardcover, 2009). 2009 1st edition. 8vo (132 x 198mm). Pp240. Colour paintings of birds throughout, b/w illustrations, maps, bibliography. Laminated boards. Fine new copy. Norman Arlott's splendid book covers all birds of the northern hemisphere apart from passerines. This book "is the only field guide to illustrate and describe every species of non-passerine you may see in the Palearctic: Europe, Asia north of the Himlayas, Africa north of the Sahara Desert and some parts of the Middle East." Sections on: Ostrich; Divers and grebes; Albatrosses; Fulmar; Petrels; Shearwaters; Storm-petrels; Frigatebirds, tropicbirds, boobies and gannets, cormorants, shag and darter; Bitterns, night herons and green herons; Egrets, squacco heron and pond herons; Herons; Hamerkop and storks; Ibises, spoonbills and flamingoes; Pelicans and swans; Tree ducks, shelducks, knob-billed duck and geese; Geese; Ducks and pygmy goose; Lammergeier and vultures; Fish eagles, sea eagle, bateleur, hawk eagle and eagles; Eagles, serpent eagle, short-toed eagle and harriers; Goshawks and sparrowhawks; Buzzards, kites and osprey; Two sections on falcons; Tragopans, monals and pheasants; Partridges; Partridges, hill partridge, bamboo partridge and francolins; Grouse, ptarmigan and capercaillie; Guineafowl, turkey, snow partridge, snowcocks; Pheasants; Quails and button quails; Cranes; Bustards; Rails and crakes; Waterhens, moorhens, gallinules, swamp-hen, watercocks and coots; Waders; Gulls; Terns; Auks; Sandgrouse; Doves and pigeons; Cuckoos; Owls; Nightjars and nighthawks; Swifts; Kingfishers; Bee-eaters, rollers and dollarbird; Hoopoe, parakeets, hummingbird, mousebird, trogon, hornbill, barbet and honeyguide; Wryneck, piculet and woodpeckers. Original price was £25.00. PREVIOUS PRICE £25.00. Codice articolo 53426
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