Peafowl of the World [Hardcover]

Josef Bergmann (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 125 pages
• Publisher: Saiga Publishing Company, Limited; 1st Ed. edition (May 26, 1980)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0904558517
• ISBN-13: 978-0904558517
• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 8.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,505,109 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful tribute to a beautiful bird, September 28, 2002

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Andrew Olivo Parodi (Oregon, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Peafowl of the World (Hardcover)

The term "peacock" really only applies to the males; females are "peahens," and the entire family is referred to as "peafowl." So, the book PEAFOWL OF THE WORLD is about the different breeds of those beautiful birds commonly known as "peacocks."

This is a beautiful and insightful book, and I believe that it is a must for anyone interested in peafowl. It is perhaps *the* classic of this somewhat obscure genre. It contains many hand-drawn illustrations of peafowl, as well as maps of where they originate from. As the book details, most peafowl are from Asia, but there is a species from Africa as well, the "Congo Peacock."

If you are interested in peafowl, I would recommend buying this book, or at least checking it out at the library.