Starlings and Mynas (Helm Identification Guide) [Hardcover]

Chris Feare (Author)

Book Description

Series: Helm Identification Guide | Publication Date: October 1998

A comprehensive illustrated guide to the Old World family of birds in the HELM IDENTIFICATION series. The Indo-Malayan and Afro-tropical varieties are covered, along with the New World immigrants, and the text together with drawings, maps and photographs show aspects of bird behaviour, distribution and natural history.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A must if you need a good identification guide to these birds... The colour plates are excellent, as are the distribution maps and write-ups." Cage & Aviary Birds (February 2007)

About the Author

Chris Feare has studied birds and their interactions with man for thirty years, and began research on starlings in 1974. He has traveled widely in search of starlings and to study bird pest problems, and currently runs his own consultancy. He is a Visiting Professor at Leeds University. The seed of this book was sown during the writing of his 1984 monograph, The Starling, and the project gained momentum when he and Adrian Craig met by chance while examining starlings in the Natural History Museum at Tring, Hertfordshire. Adrian Craig started research on African starlings at Rhodes University (South Africa) in 1980. Bishopbirds were the subject of his MSc and PhD theses at, respectively, the University of Cape Town and the University of Natal. He is currently Associate Professor in Zoology at Rhodes University. He has also served on the council of BirdLife South Africa, and edited its journal, Ostrich, for twelve years. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: A&C Black (October 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 071363961X
• ISBN-13: 978-0713639612
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,110,759 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Chris, you've done it again!, June 28, 2001

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This review is from: Starlings and Mynas (Hardcover)

Chris Feare wrote an excellent title on Starlings back in '78 and he's done wonders once again. Both for researchers like myself and avid bird enthusiasts, this is an excellent reference book.