HANDBOOK OF THE BIRDS OF THE WORLD VOLUME 3: HOATZIN TO AUKS
Written by Josep Del Hoyo, Andrew Elliott, Jordi Sargatal, et al
Illustrated by Norman Arlott, Hilary Burn, Robert Bateman, et al.
Published by Lynx Edicions
in 1996
ISBN: 8487334202
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- NATURAL HISTORY
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HANDBOOK OF THE BIRDS OF THE WORLD VOLUME 3: HOATZIN TO AUKS
Written by Josep Del Hoyo, Andrew Elliott, Jordi Sargatal, et al.
Illustrated by Norman Arlott, Hilary Burn, Robert Bateman, et al..
Stock no. 1830890
1st.
1996.
Hardback.
Large format.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour plates, photographs and distribution maps. 821 pages including index. A heavy tome. ISBN: 8487334202. Boards clean. Lower front corner of board bumped. Some minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at bumped corner and has a few minor marks. A very nice copy.
Front cover
Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Order OPISTHOCOMIFORMES
- Family OPISTHOCOMIFORMES (HOATZIN)
- Order GRUIFORMES
- Family MESITORNITHIDAE (MESITES)
- Family TURNICIDAE (BUTTONQUAILS)
- Family GRUIDAE (CRANES)
- Family ARAMIDAE (LIMPKIN)
- Family PSOPHIIDAE (TRUMPETERS)
- Family RALLIDAE (RAILS, GALLINULES AND COOTS)
- Family HELIORNITHIDAE (FINFOOTS)
- Family RHYNOCHETIDAE (KAGU)
- Family EURYPYGIDAE (SUNBITTERN)
- Family CARIAMIDAE (SERIEMAS)
- Family OTIDIDAE (BUSTARDS)
- Order CHARADRIIFORMES
- Family JACANIDAE (JACANAS)
- Family ROSTRATULIDAE (PAINTED-SNIPES)
- Family DROMADIDAE (CRAB PLOVER)
- Family HAEMATOPODIDAE (OYSTERCATCHERS)
- Family IBIDORHYNCHIDAE (IBISBILL)
- Family RECURVIROSTRIDAE (STILTS AND AVODETS)
- Family BURHINIDAE (THICK-KNEES)
- Family GLAREOLIDAE (COURSES AND PRATINCOLES)
- Family CHARADRIIDAE (PLOVERS)
- Species accounts
- Family SCOLOPACIDAE (SANDPIPERS, SNIPES AND PHALAROPES)
- Species accounts
- Family PEDIONOMIDAE (PLAINS-WANDERER)
- Family THINOCORIDAE (SEEDSNIPES)
- Family CHIONIDAE (SHEATHBILLS)
- Family STERCORARIIDAE (SKUAS)
- Family LARIDAE (GULLS)
- Family STERNIDAE (TERNS)
- Family RYNCHOPIDAE (SKIMMERS)
- Family ALCIDAE (AUKS)
- REFERENCES
- INDEX