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v. 2 ISBN 9780121373023
内容説明
The second volume in this series continues the high standards set by the first. The three editors have followed the vision of the late Leslie Brown and organized a team of internationally known experts to help them produce an up-to-date and comprehensive work. This volume covers all birds found in Africa, from gamebirds to pigeons. In order to do justice to the ever increasing volume of publications on African birds and the wealth of material collated by the contributors, and to fulfil the aim of illustrating all main plumages of every species, the series has been expanded to six volumes, the first three to cover the non-passerines and the last three the passerines. As in Volume I, all species of birds found in Africa are covered, including migrants and vagrants. Resident birds are treated in full detail, with sections on their range and status, description, field characters, voice, general behaviour, food and breeding biology. Visitors are also given extensive coverage, with emphasis on their status and behaviour within Africa. These volumes are being acclaimed as the authority on the avifauna of Africa; they will remain as such for many years to come.
The quality of the text and the beauty of the plates will assure them pride of place on the shelves of ornithologists and bird-watchers everywhere. Indeed, anyone with an interest in natural history or ecology will find here a source of much interest and enjoyment.
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v. 3 ISBN 9780121373030
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This is by far the most authoritative and comprehensive work ever published on the birds of Africa. The Editors and artists have worked closely with the 16 authors of this volume - all internationally acknowledged experts on their bird families - to produce encyclopaedic accounts of each species. This volume completes the non-passerines, dealing with all species occurring on the continent - residents and visitors alike - in the following families: parrots, turacos, cuckoos, owls, nightjars, swifts, colies, kingfishers and their allies, and woodpeckers and their allies. All are illustrated, and all known biological information is included. The passerines (songbirds) will be covered in four forthcoming volumes, already in preparation.
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v. 5 ISBN 9780121373054
内容説明
Universally recognized as by far the most authoritative and comprehensive work ever published on the birds of Africa, Volume V is the second of four dealing with the Passerine birds of the continent. The families treated fall into the following groups: thrushes, Old World warblers, Old World flycatchers, monarch flycatchers wattle-eyes and puffback flycatchers. The editors and artists have worked closely with nine other authors--all acknowledged experts on their bird families--to produce a superb reference in which encyclopaedic texts on every species are complemented by accurate and detailed paintings and drawings of the birds themselves. Full bibliographies, acoustic references and indexes complete this marvelous work of reference. Features: * Continues the high quality of this well-regarded series * Provides the only comprehensive handbook treatment of African birds
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- Turdidae, thrushes, C.H. Fry, S. Keith, P.Lack, R.de Naurois, A. Prigogine and E.K. Urban
- Sylviidae, old World Warblers, C. Erard, C.H. Fry, L. Grimes et al
- Muscicapidae, Old World Flycatchers, C. Erard et al
- Monarchidae, Monarc Flycatchers, C.Erard, S. Keith et al
- Platysteiridae, Wattle-eyes and puffback flycatchers, C. Erard, C.H. Fry and T. Harris.
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v. 6 ISBN 9780121373061
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This, the 6th volume in a set of seven, follows the standard taxonomic sequence and deals with songbirds from the babblers to the starlings. A new introduction brings the reader up to date with recent developments in the series and includes an essay on aspects of biogeography illustrated through African birds. Overviews of the families are followed by genus summaries (with associated superspecies maps, where appropriate) and the species accounts themselves, organised under standard headings: range and status, description, field characters, voice, general habits, food, breeding habits, and key references. Each species has a distribution map and many are illustrated with line drawings showing nests and behaviour.
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PLATES vi AUTHORSHIP vii ACHKNOWLEDGMENTS viii INTRODUCTION xi ORDER PASSERIFORMES (continued from volume V) Picathartidae, picathartes 1 Timaliidae, babbler. 7 Aegithalidae, long-tailed tit 76 Paridae, tit 77 Remizidae, penduline tit 106 Sittidae, nuthatches and Wallcreeper 123 Salpornithidae, Spotted Creeper 128 Certhiidae, tree-creepers 132 Nectariniidae, sunbirds 135 Zosteropidae, white-eyes 305 Promeropidae, sugarbirds 326 Lanidae, true shrikes 339 Malacontidae, bush-strikers 383 Pycnontidae, bullbuls 476 Prionopidae, helmet-shrikes 486 Oriolidae, orioles 502 Dicruridae, drongos 521 Corvidae, crows 531 Sturnidae, starlings 572 Buphagidae, oxpeckers 662 BIBLIOGRAPHY General and Regional References 669 Family References 679 Acoustic References 707 INDEX 711
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v. 7 : us ISBN 9780691119526
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By far the most authoritative and comprehensive work ever published on the birds of Africa, this seventh and final volume in the set covers more than 340 species, from sparrows to buntings. The editors and artists have worked closely with nine other authors - all acknowledged experts on their bird families - to produce a superb reference in which encyclopedic texts on every species are complemented by accurate and detailed paintings and drawings of the birds themselves. Full bibliographies, acoustic references, and indexes complete this marvelous work of reference.
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v. 7 : uk ISBN 9780713665314
内容説明
Universally recognised as by far the most authoritative work ever published on the subject, The Birds of Africa is a superb multi-contributor reference work, with encyclopaedic species texts, stunning paintings of all species and numerous subspecies, hundreds of informative line drawings, detailed range maps, and extensive bibliographies.
Each volume contains an Introduction that brings the reader up to date with the latest developments in African ornithology, including the evolution and biogeography of African birds. Diagnoses of the families and genera, often with superspecies maps, are followed by the comprehensive species accounts themselves. These include descriptions of range and status, field characters, voice, general habits, food, and breeding habits. Full bibliographies, acoustic references, and indexes complete this scholarly work of reference.
This seventh and final volume in the series deals comprehensively with 309 species. These comprise all the seed-eating families, from sparrows to buntings and including weavers, widowbirds, whydahs and waxbills. The editors and artists have worked closely with other authors - all acknowledged experts in their field - to produce a superb reference in which comprehensive texts on every species are complemented by accurate and detailed paintings and drawings of the birds themselves.
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v. 8 ISBN 9780713665321
内容説明
Universally recognised as by far the most authoritative work ever published on the subject, The Birds of Africa is a superb multi-contributor reference work, with encyclopaedic species texts, stunning paintings of all species and numerous subspecies, informative line drawings, detailed range maps, and extensive bibliographies.
Each volume contains an Introduction that brings the reader up to date with the latest developments in African ornithology, including the evolution and biogeography of African birds. Diagnoses of the families and genera, often with superspecies maps, are followed by the comprehensive species accounts themselves. These include descriptions of range and status, field characters, voice, general habits, food, and breeding habits. Full bibliographies, acoustic references, and indexes complete this scholarly work of reference.
This eighth and final volume covers the Malagasy region which comprises Madagascar and the various islands and archipelagos of the Indian Ocean including the Seychelles, the Comoros, Mauritius and Reunion. Every resident and migrant species is covered in full detail, comparable to other volumes in the series, and with a colour map for each species. Vagrants are treated in less detail. All species are illustrated on a beautiful series of 64 colour plates, with original artwork from John Gale and Brian Small.
This is a major work of reference on the birds of the region and will remain the standard text for many years to come.
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Plate List
Authorship
Acknowledgements
The Malagasy Region
The region, its islands and its territories
Scope of the book
Physical Geography, Climate and Vegetation
Geological history
General features of the region
Madagascar
Seychelles
Comoros
Mascarenes
Outer Islands
Birds Species Across the Region
Bird biogeography and evolution
Current status of birds of the Malagasy region
Conservation
Organisation of this Book
Colour Plates
Vagrant Colour Plates
References of Original Scientific Descriptions
Bibliography
Indexes
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