HANDBOOK OF THE BIRDS OF THE WORLD VOLUME 2: NEW WORLD VULTURES TO GUINEAFOWL
Written by Josep Del Hoyo, Andrew Elliott, Jordi Sargatal, et al
Illustrated by Francesc Jutglar, Lluis Sanz, et al.
Published by Lynx Edicions
in 1994
ISBN: 8487334156
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
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HANDBOOK OF THE BIRDS OF THE WORLD VOLUME 2: NEW WORLD VULTURES TO GUINEAFOWL
Written by Josep Del Hoyo, Andrew Elliott, Jordi Sargatal, et al.
Illustrated by Francesc Jutglar, Lluis Sanz, et al..
Stock no. 1830893
1st.
1994.
Hardback.
Large format.
Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Burgundy boards, gilt titles. Colour plates and photos throughout. 638 pages including index. A heavy tome. ISBN: 8487334156. Top of spine bumped, top & tail fo spine lightly shelf-worn. Couple of small marks to boards. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a few minor marks and lower front corner is a little grubby and creased. Overall, a very nice copy.
Front cover
Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Order FALCONIFORMES
- Family CATHARTIDAE (NEW WORLD VULTURES)
- Family PANDIONIDAE (OSPREY)
- Family ACCIPITRIDAE (HAWKS AND EAGLES)
- Family SAGITTARIIDAE (SECRETARYBIRD)
- Family FALCONIDAE (FALCONS AND CARACARAS)
- Order GALLIFORMES
- Family MEGAPODIIDAE (MEGAPODES)
- Family CRACIDAE (CHACHALACAS, GUANS AND CURAWWOWS)
- Family MELEAGRIDIDAE (TURKEYS)
- Family TETRAONIDAE (GROUSE)
- Family ODONTOPHORIDAE (NEW WORLD QUAILS)
- Family PHASIANIDAE (PHEASANTS AND PARTRIDGES)
- Family NUMIDIDAE (GUINEAFOWL)
- REFERENCES
- INDEX