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Prepared with the same grace that raptors possess, this is an impressive opus. As the first major entry in the publisher's "Helm Identification" series in many years, it is of course intended for identification. But even Ferguson-Lees, deputy director of the Royal Society for Bird Preservation, and Christie, assistant editor of British Birds, realize that given its heft this volume may be used more as a reference than as a field guide. To narrow identification choices, birders can carry a smaller guide suited to their current locale, such as David Allen Sibley's recent The Sibley Guide to Birds (LJ 11/1/00), and then consult this work later for further help. All 313 species of diurnal raptors (excluded are the nocturnal owls) are illustrated in color and black and white, perched and in flight. As with any field guide, information is provided for identification, including brief descriptive text next to the color plate, illustrations of juvenile and adult plumage, and a range map. Reference text about each species describes distribution (with a larger map), movements, habitat, field characters, perched and flight characteristics, confusion species, voice, food, sociosexual behavior, breeding, population, variations, size measurements, and references. An index and a colossal 50-page bibliography conclude the work. The plate color is good, and the images are clear. A required purchase for every ornithology collection, academic or public, this book is highly recommended.DNancy Moeckel, Miami Univ. Libs., Oxford, OH
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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"Covering every species of raptor on the planet, this book is perfect for anyone with an interest in birds of prey." Birdwatch (March 2006) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Prepared with the same grace that raptors possess, this is an impressive opus. As the first major entry in the publisher's "Helm Identification" series in many years, it is of course intended for identification. But even Ferguson-Lees, deputy director of the Royal Society for Bird Preservation, and Christie, assistant editor of British Birds, realize that given its heft this volume may be used more as a reference than as a field guide. To narrow identification choices, birders can carry a smaller guide suited to their current locale, such as David Allen Sibley's recent The Sibley Guide to Birds (LJ 11/1/00), and then consult this work later for further help. All 313 species of diurnal raptors (excluded are the nocturnal owls) are illustrated in color and black and white, perched and in flight. As with any field guide, information is provided for identification, including brief descriptive text next to the color plate, illustrations of juvenile and adult plumage, and a range map. Reference text about each species describes distribution (with a larger map), movements, habitat, field characters, perched and flight characteristics, confusion species, voice, food, sociosexual behavior, breeding, population, variations, size measurements, and references. An index and a colossal 50-page bibliography conclude the work. The plate color is good, and the images are clear. A required purchase for every ornithology collection, academic or public, this book is highly recommended.DNancy Moeckel, Miami Univ. Libs., Oxford, OH
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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"Covering every species of raptor on the planet, this book is perfect for anyone with an interest in birds of prey." Birdwatch (March 2006) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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longish rounded tail, white crissum, whitish supercilia, juvenile distinguishable, juvenile distinct, barred quills, thin whitish tip, barred abdomen, white supercilia, other aerial displays, juvenile broadly, streaky head, half down tail, barred remiges, longish wings, juvenile separable, blackish quills, browner bars, mutual circling, greyer tail, adult mainly black, grey remiges, short squared tail, bulky vulture, juvenile paler brown Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South America, South Africa, Central America, North America, Sri Lanka, West Africa, East Africa, Costa Rica, Middle East, New Britain, Common Buzzard, Black Kite, Lesser Sundas, Common Kestrel, Crested Serpent-eagle, New World, Peregrine Falcon, Santa Cruz, Meyer de Schauensee, Northern Goshawk, Western Honey-buzzard, Northern Sparrowhawk, Brown Goshawk, Baja California, Booted Eagle New!
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longish rounded tail, white crissum, whitish supercilia, juvenile distinguishable, juvenile distinct, barred quills, thin whitish tip, barred abdomen, white supercilia, other aerial displays, juvenile broadly, streaky head, half down tail, barred remiges, longish wings, juvenile separable, blackish quills, browner bars, mutual circling, greyer tail, adult mainly black, grey remiges, short squared tail, bulky vulture, juvenile paler brown Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South America, South Africa, Central America, North America, Sri Lanka, West Africa, East Africa, Costa Rica, Middle East, New Britain, Common Buzzard, Black Kite, Lesser Sundas, Common Kestrel, Crested Serpent-eagle, New World, Peregrine Falcon, Santa Cruz, Meyer de Schauensee, Northern Goshawk, Western Honey-buzzard, Northern Sparrowhawk, Brown Goshawk, Baja California, Booted Eagle New!
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