Handbook of the Birds of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa: The Birds of the Western Palearctic Volume V: Tyrant Flycatchers to Thrushes [Hardcover]

the late Stanley Cramp (Editor), K. E. L. Simmons (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0198575084 | ISBN-13: 978-0198575085 | Publication Date: May 19, 1988 | Edition: 1st printing edition.

The species covered in this volume are described in terms of field characteristics, habitats, distribution, mortality and longevity, and population, (with maps showing the breeding and wintering areas), social patterns and behavior, breeding, food, voice, plumage, moults, measurements, weight, and geographical variation. Included in volume five are flycatchers, larks, martins, swallows, pipits, wagtails, bulbuls, waxwings, wrens, catbirds, thrashers, dunnocks, nightingales, rubythroats, bluetails, whinchats, stonechats, ant chats, wheatears, blackbirds, ring ouzels, fieldfares, redwings, and thrushes. Professional and amateur ornithologists and zoologists interested in the fauna of the western Palearctic will find this handbook invaluable.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'There can be few serious ornithologists or respectable libraries in Europe that do not purchase each volume as it becomes available....What can one say of the latest addition to such a well-known work, except that it is another element in a landmark in ornithology?' Nature

'A veritable treasurehouse of information presented in a succinct and scholarly style, containing an unparalleled distillation of modern ornithological science.' Birding World

'BWP undoubtedly ranks with the elite of reference books in any subject. This is the indispensable compendium and source of information in its field. If there is one essential book for the birdwatcher's library this is it'. Birdwatcher's Yearbook

'The high standard of text we have come to expect is maintained and, if anything, the colour plates are better than ever.' Mike Everett, Birds

'A "must" for all serious birdwatchers: it will be the standard work in English for a very long time to come and if you don't buy it now you may regret it for the rest of your life' Birds

'An attractive accessible reference work that really does manage to incorporate the best features of a literature review and the aesthethic appeal of a well-designed bird guide' Ecology and Evolution

'The book is superb and will ensure that his name is never forgotten.' Ecology and Evolution

'Volume V of BWP continues the traditions of earlier volumes. It will clearly be the standard English reference for many years.'The IBIS

'These marvellous books reveal extraordinary riches. The lives of some of our commonest birds take on almost epic dimensions.' Sunday Telegraph

'Each volume of BWP gets a little more breathtaking. Paintings and text are equally triumphant.' World Birdwatch

About the Author

C. M. Perrins is Professor and Director of the Edward Grey Institute of Field Ornithology, University of Oxford.
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 1136 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 1st printing edition. edition (May 19, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198575084
• ISBN-13: 978-0198575085
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,906,320 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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