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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: David Parkin , Alan KnoxPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Helm Dimensions: Width: 17.00cm , Height: 4.00cm , Length: 24.00cm Weight: 1.286kg ISBN: 9781408125007ISBN 10: 1408125005 Pages: 472 Publication Date: 18 December 2009 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsForeword by James Ferguson-Lees Introduction Main species accounts Brief species accounts List of former breeding species List of additional species Past distribution maps Names of planets mentioned in the text Names of animals mentioned in the text AcknowledgementsReviews'...the contents are superb, and in the few days that I have had this book I have already referred to it several times. This is a brilliant work.' Bird Watching (March 2010) 'This book will answer all those questions about why you are seeing more, or less, of a particular bird.' Bexley Times (March 2010) 'An excellent reference book.' RSPB '...an up-to-date summary of avian distribution, status and especially taxonomy for all our islands, this comprehensive book deserves an audience...' Birdwatch (August 2010) '...the contents are superb, and in the few days that I have had this book I have already referred to it several times. This is a brilliant work.' * Bird Watching (March 2010) * 'This book will answer all those questions about why you are seeing more, or less, of a particular bird.' * Bexley Times (March 2010) * 'An excellent reference book.' * RSPB * '...an up-to-date summary of avian distribution, status and especially taxonomy for all our islands, this comprehensive book deserves an audience...' * Birdwatch (August 2010) * 'many ornithologists will rightly want to have this volume on their bookshelves.' * Bulletin of the British Ornithologists Union (2010) * Author InformationDavid Parkin is Emeritus Professor of Genetics at the University of Nottingham. Alan Knox is the Head of Historic Collections at the University of Aberdeen. Both authors are former Chairmen of the BOU Records Committee and were long-serving members of the BOU's taxonomic subcommittee. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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