The Hawaiian Honeycreepers: Drepanidinae
de H. Douglas Pratt (Ed. Oxford University Press) Isbn : 019854653X
146.19 € / 958.94 FF
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
11.31 € / 74.19 FF
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. Oxford Univ Pr) Isbn : 0195530713
292.36 € / 1917.76 FF
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. Oxford Univ Pr (Sd)) Isbn : 0195537629
246.19 € / 1614.9 FF
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.

Gulls Of North America, Europe, And Asia
de Klaus Malling Olsen (Ed. Princeton University Press) Isbn : 069111997X
47.30 € / 310.27 FF
The gulls are a large family of seabirds, familiar and distinctive as a group, but one of the most challenging to separate at the species level, especially in their various stages of immature plumage. This guide offers the most comprehensive treatment ever published on the gulls of North America, Europe, and Asia. Klaus Malling Olsen and Hans Larsson treat a total of forty-three species--each depicted in considerable detail, with a full description of every plumage and racial variation. The text...

Gulls of North America, Europe, and Asia
de Klaus Malling Olsen, Hans Larsson (Ed. Princeton University Press) Isbn : 0691113270
45.94 € / 301.35 FF
The gulls are a large family of seabirds, familiar and distinctive as a group, but one of the most challenging to separate at the species level, especially in their various stages of immature plumage. This guide offers the most comprehensive treatment ever published on the gulls of Europe, Asia, and North America. Klaus Malling Olsen and Hans Larsson treat a total of forty-three species--each depicted in considerable detail, with a full description of every plumage and racial variation. The text is complemented not only by superb color paintings by Larsson, but also by 800 color photographs. Gulls explore a variety of habitats, consume a wide range of food, and are often extremely abundant. They are also great wanderers, with several American species often appearing in Western Europe and v...

Who Killed the Great Auk?
de Jeremy Gaskell (Ed. Oxford University Press) Isbn : 0198564783
38.39 € / 251.82 FF
The Great Auk is one of the world's most famous extinct birds. This curious seabird was flightless, stood upright like a human, and sported an enormous beak. In this fascinating book, Jeremy A. Gaskell takes the reader on a tour of some of the wildest and coldest places on earth as he tries to uncover the facts behind its disappearance, and the reasons why attempts to save it were in vain.

The Goshawk
de T. H. White, Lyon & Burford (Ed. Lyons Pr) Isbn : 1558214356
12.48 € / 81.86 FF
The Goshawk chronicles a concentrated duel between the author and a great hawk. It is the journal of an intense clash of wills - during the bird's training - in which the pride and endurance of the wild raptor are worn down by the insistent willpower of the falconer. The story is by turns comic and tragic - and it is all-absorbing. (5 1/2 X 8 1/4, 222 pages, diagrams)

The Golden Eagle
de John Love, Jeff Watson (Ed. Shire Publications) Isbn : 074780091X
3.85 € / 25.25 FF
The Golden Eagle is the first comprehensive monograph on this majestic bird in over 40 years, and covers all aspects of this spectacular and popular species' biology and ecology. Jeff Watson has worked on eagles in Scotland for over 15 years and his studies provide the foundation for a treatment which also includes the most up-to-date information from work in North America, continental Europe, and throughout the world. This global view allows fascinating insight into the species' relationships...

The Golden Eagle
de Jeff Watson (Ed. Princeton University Press) Isbn : 0856610992
54.68 € / 358.68 FF
The Golden Eagle is the first comprehensive monograph on this majestic bird in over 40 years, and covers all aspects of this spectacular and popular species' biology and ecology. Jeff Watson has worked on eagles in Scotland for over 15 years and his studies provide the foundation for a treatment which also includes the most up-to-date information from work in North America, continental Europe, and throughout the world. This global view allows fascinating insight into the species' relationships with a variety of habitats. Key Features: Explores factors limiting Golden Eagle numbers and breeding performance Reviews eagle predation on livestock Addresses conservation issues and the species' fortune in the past and present