The Dictionary Of Birds In Color

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Over a thousand species of birds are illustrated in color in this beautiful and valuable book, which shows birds belonging to virtually every living family and set largely in their natural habitats. The author's selection shows the world of birds at its most brilliant, colorful and interesting. The main text, which follows the color photographs, is arranged as a dictionary and gives concise and authoritative descriptions of all the illustrated species as well as the main groups and other closely allied species. Details include habitat, migration, mating habits and other particularly interesting activities. A general introduction describes the evolution and present day adaptation of bird life to the environment. It is illustrated by and black and white drawings of the basic anatomic structures found in birds (from dust jacket).

A Dictionary of Birds enlists contributions from over 280 ornithologists and other specialists from around the world. Major, authoritative articles cover the field of modern ornithology and related subjects, many of them running to several thousand words. In addition there are articles on all the bird families, almost all of which are illustrated by a representative species. There are also numerous short entries defining special terms, application of names, etc. The total gives a text of over 800,000 words, supported by more than 500 photographs, drawings and diagrams. The photographs have been selected under the guidance of Eric Hosking to illustrate different activities of birds, and Robert Gillmor has assembled a collection of over 200 drawings of birds, almost all of which were specially drawn for the Dictionary. Compiled for the British Ornithologists' Union, this new work is in line of succession from Newton's A Dictionary of Birds of 1896 and Landsborough Thomson's A New Dictionary of Birds published in 1964 (2nd impression 1965) and now long out of print. This dictionary, encyclopedic in treatment, is destined to be a major reference in any ornithologist's library; and its editors and contributors, most of whom gave their time and knowledge freely, have earned the thanks and acclaim of users for many years to come.

Includes "Biographical appendix," bibliography, and Englis/Latin glossary.

Bird afficionados will be delighted with the more than 900 entries-all the resident birds of the 50 states are included, as well as escaped, exotic, and rare visitors.