Birds of New Guinea Second Edition.
Title:
Birds of New Guinea Second Edition.
Author:
Pratt, Thane K.
ISBN:
9781400865116
Personal Author:
Edition:
2nd ed.
Publication Information:
Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (529 pages).
Series:
Princeton Field Guides
Princeton field guides.
Contents:
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. How to Use This Book; 3. New Guinea Natural History; 4. In the Field in Search of Birds; Selected References; Web Sources; Plates; Species Accounts; Index.
Abstract:
This is the completely revised edition of the essential field guide to the birds of New Guinea. The world's largest tropical island, New Guinea boasts a spectacular avifauna characterized by cassowaries, megapodes, pigeons, parrots, cuckoos, kingfishers, and owlet-nightjars, as well as an exceptionally diverse assemblage of songbirds such as the iconic birds of paradise and bowerbirds. Birds of New Guinea is the only guide to cover all 780 bird species reported in the area, including 366 endemics. Expanding its coverage with 111 vibrant color plates-twice as many as the first edition.
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Electronic Access:
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