Birds Britannica / Mark Cocker and Richard Mabey ; with photographs and picture research by Chris Gomersall ; and specialist text research by Jonathan Elphick
2005, 1st edition. London : Chatto & Windus. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #404609
ISBN: 0701169079
Physical description; x, 518 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 483-485) and indexes. Contents; Introduction -- Divers : Gaviidae -- Grebes : Podicipedidae -- Albatrosses : Diomedeidae -- Fulmars, petrels, and shearwaters : Procellariidae -- Storm-petrels : Hydrobatidae -- Gannets : Sulidae -- Cormorants : Phalacrocoracidae -- Pelicans : Pelecanidae -- Bitterns and herons : Ardeidae -- Storks : Ciconiidae -- Ibises and spoonbills : Threskiornithidae -- Swans, geese and ducks : Anatidae -- Birds of prey : Accipitriformes -- Grouse : Tetraonidae -- Partidges, quails and pheasants : Phasianidae -- Rails, crakes and coots : Rallidae -- Cranes : Gruidae -- Bustards : Otididae -- Waders : Charadriiformes -- Skuas : Stercorariidae -- Gulls : Laridae -- Terns : Sternidae -- Auks : Alcidae -- Sandgrouse : Pteroclididae -- Pigeons and doves : Columbidae -- Parrots : Psittacidae -- Cuckoos : Cuculidae -- Owls : Strigiformes -- Nightjars : Caprimulgidae -- Swifts : Apodldae -- Kingfishers : Alcedinidae -- Bee-eaters : Meropidae -- Hoopoes : Upupidae -- Woodpeckers : Picadae -- Larks : Alaudidae -- Swallows and martins : Hirundinidae -- Pipits and wagtails : Motacillidae -- Waxwings : Bombycillidae -- Dippers : Cinclidae -- Wrens : Troglodytidae -- Accentors : Prunellidae -- Thrushes and chats : Turdidae -- Warblers : Sylviidae -- Flycatchers : Muscicapidae -- Babblers : Timaliidae -- Long-tailed tits : Aegithalidae -- Tits : Paridae -- Nuthatches : Sittidae -- Wallcreepers : Tichodromadidae -- Treecreepers : Certhiidae -- Penduline tit : Remizidae -- Orioles : Oriolidae -- Shrikes : Laniidae -- Jays and crows : Corvidae -- Starlings : Sturnidae -- Sparrows : Passeridae -- Finches : Fringillidae -- Buntings : Emberizidae -- Appendix 1. Species on the British list, but not treated in the text ; Appendix 2. Biographical details ; Appendix 3. Birds in public houses / Steve Shaw ; Appendix 4. Welsh names of birds / Daniel Jenkins-Jones, Jonathan Elphick. Subjects; Birds Great Britain. Oiseaux Grande-Bretagne. Birds. Great Britain, British Isles. Economic zoology. Animal products. Animal anecdotes. Great Britain. Science biology birds. Aves Great Britain.
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