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Handbook of the Birds of the World, Volume II
Previously rated Top Birding Book of the Year. For the serious collector, ornithologist, or birding enthusiast, The Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) is the first work ever to illustrate and deal in detail with all the species of birds in the world. AUTHORS OF VOLUME 2Dr R.O. Bierregaard, Jr.University of North Carolina at Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.Professor W.J. BockDepartment of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, USA.Dr J.P. CarrollDepartment of Biological and Environmental Sciences, California University of Pennsylvania, USA.W.S. ClarkFreelance raptor researcher, Virginia, USA.S.J.S. DebusDepartment of Zoology, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia.A. ElliottGrup Català d'Anellament, Museu de Zoologia, Barcelona, Spain.Dr D.C. HoustonApplied Ornithology Unit, Glasgow Univesity, Scotland.Dr J. del HoyoVice-president, Sociedad Española de Ornitología, SEO-BirdLife, SpainDr E. de JuanaDepartamento de Biología Animal, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, SpainDr A.C. KempHead Curator, Department of Birds, Transvaal Museum, Pretoria, South Africa.Dr L.F. KiffDirector, Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology, California, USA.I. MartínezGrup Català d'Anellament, Museu de Zoologia, Barcelona, Spain.Dr P.J.K. McGowanBiology Department, the Open University, Milton Keynes, England.Dr B.U. MeyburgChairman, World Working Group on Birds of Prey and Owls (WWGBP), Berlin, Germany.Dr P.D. OlsenCSIRO, Division of Wildlife and Ecology, Canberra, Australia.J. OrtaConsultant, Servei de Protecció i Gestió de Fauna. Generalitat de Catalunya.Dr A.F. PooleManaging Editor, The Birds of North America, the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.Dr W.F. PorterCollege of Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New York, USA.Dr J.M. ThiollayLaboratoire d'Ecologie, Ecole Normale Supérieure, CNRS, Paris, France.Professor C.M. WhiteCollege of Biology and Agriculture, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA.ARTISTS FOR VOLUME 2Norman Arlott, Hilary Burn, Alan Harris, Angels Jutglar, Francesc Jutglar, Ian Lewington, Antoni Lombarte, Lluís Sanz, Etel Vilaró and Ian Willis.TECHNICAL DETAILS OF VOLUME 2 310 x 240 mm 638 pages 60 colour plates of birds 302 colour photographs 590 distribution maps more than 7000 bibliographical references Edited by:Josep del HoyoAndrew ElliottJordi Sargatal ISBN: 84-87334-15-6 Published December 1994 Reviewers have said:Without actually seeing and handling it, and leafing through its 638 (310 x 240 mm) pages, it would have been impossible to believe that Volume 2 could be better than its predecessor. For how do you improve on perfection?Avicultural Magazine, UKVolume 2 of the 'ultimate handbook' fully lives up to the extremely high standard set by Volume 1.Birding World, UKThis second volume is an equally well-conceived, fascinating and highly readable refer SKU: 442HBW2 Category: Outdoor and Garden
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