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Author:   Peter Clement ,  Ren Hathway ,  Clive Byers ,  Jan Wilczur
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.40cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.936kg
ISBN:  

9780691088525

ISBN 10:   0691088527
Pages:   424
Publication Date:   23 January 2001
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Language:   English

Table of Contents

Introduction 9 Acknowledgements 12 Layout and Scope of the Book 14 Classification of the Thrushes 28 Use of English Names 39 Topography 40 Voice and Vocalisations 41 Behaviour 43 The Historical Record 49 Future Research and Conservation of Scarce Thrushes 51 Threats/Extinction 55 Colour Plates 57 Species Accounts 179 1. Rufous Flycatcher-Thrush Neocossyphus fraseri179 2. Finsch's Flycatcher-Thrush Neocossyphus finschii 180 3. Red-tailed Ant-Thrush Neocossyphus rufus 181 4. White-tailed Ant-Thrush Neocossyphus poensis 182 5. Forest Rock-Thrush Monticola sharpei 184 6. Benson's Rock-Thrush Monticola bensoni 185 7. Littoral Rock-Thrush Monticola imerinus 187 8. Cape Rock-Thrush Monticola rupestris 188 9. Sentinel Rock-Thrush Monticola explorator 189 10. Short-toed Rock-Thrush Monticola brevipes 190 11. Miombo Rock-Thrush Monticola angolensis 192 12. Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis 194 13. Little Rock-Thrush Monticola rufocinereus 198 14. Blue-capped Rock-Thrush Monticola cinclorhynchus 199 15. White-throated Rock-Thrush Monticola gularis 201 16. Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush Monticola rufiventris 203 17. Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius 205 18. Sri Lanka Whistling-Thrush Myophonus blighi 210 19. Shiny Whistling-Thrush Myophonus melanurus 211 20. Sunda Whistling-Thrush Myophonus glaucinus 212 21. Malayan Whistling-Thrush Myophonus robinsoni 213 22 Malabar Whistling-Thrush Myophonus horsfieldi 214 23 Blue Whistling-Thrush Myophonus caeruleus 215 24. Taiwan Whistling-Thrush Myophonus insularis 218 25. Geomalia Geomalia heinrichi 219 26. Slaty-backed Thrush Zoothera schistacea 220 27. Moluccan Thrush Zoothera dumasi 221 28. Chestnut-capped Thrush Zoothera interpres 222 29. Red-backed Thrush Zoothera erythronota 223 30. Chestnut-backed Thrush Zoothera dohertyi 225 31. Pied Thrush Zoothera wardii 226 32. Ashy Thrush Zoothera cinerea 227 33. Orange-sided Thrush Zoothera peronii 228 34. Orange-headed Thrush Zoothera citrina 229 35. Everett's Thrush Zoothera everetti 232 36. Siberian Thrush Zoothera sibirica 233 37. Varied Thrush Zoothera naevia 236 38. Aztec Thrush Zoothera pinicola 239 39. Abyssinian Ground-Thrush Zoothera piaggiae 240 40. Crossley's Ground-Thrush Zoothera crossleyi 242 41. Orange Ground-Thrush Zoothera gurneyi 244 42. Oberlaender's Ground-Thrush Zoothera oberlaenderi 246 43. Black-eared Ground-Thrush Zoothera cameronensis 247 44. Grey Ground-Thrush Zoothera princei 249 45. Spotted Ground-Thrush Zoothera guttata 250 46. Spot-winged Thrush Zoothera spiloptera 252 47. Sunda Thrush Zoothera andromedae 253 48. Plain-backed thrush Zoothera mollissima 254 49. Long-tailed Thrush Zoothera dixoni 256 50. White's Thrush Zoothera dauma 257 51. Amami Thrush Zoothera major 262 52. Horsfield's Thrush Zoothera horsfieldi 263 53. Fawn-breasted Thrush Zoothera machiki 263 54. Bassian Thrush Zoothera lunulata 264 55. Russet-tailed Thrush Zoothera heinei 266 56. New Britain Thrush Zoothera talaseae 267 57. San Cristobal Thrush Zoothera margaretae 268 58. Guadalcanal Thrush Zoothera turipavae 269 59. Long-billed Thrush Zoothera monticola 270 60. Dark-sided Thrush Zoothera marginata 271 61. Bonin Islands -thrush Zoothera terrestris 272 62. Sulawesi Thrush Cataponera turdoides 273 63. Tristan Thrush Nesocichla eremita 274 64. Forest Thrush Cichlherminia Iherminieri 275 65. KamaoI Myadestes myadestinus 276 66. Amaui Myade~st~es woahensis 277 67. Olomao Myad~e~stes lanaiensis 278 68. Omao Myadestes obscurus 279 69. Puaiohi Myadestes palmeri 281 70. Townsend's Solitaire Myadestes townsendi 282 71. Brown-backed Solitaire Myadestes occidentalis 284 72. Cuban Solitaire Myadestes elisabeth 286 73. Rufous-throated Solitaire Myadestes genibarbis 287 74. Black-faced Solitaire Myadestes melanops 288 75. Varied Solitaire Myadestes coloratus 289 76. Andean Solitaire Myadestes ralloides 290 77. Slate-coloured Solitaire Myadestes unicolor 291 78. Rufous-brown Solitaire Cichlopsis leucogenys 292 79. White-eared Solitaire Entomodestes leucotis 293 80. Black Solitaire Entomodestes coracinus 294 81. Black-billed Ni~ghtingale-Thrush Catharus gracilirostris 295 82. Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus aurantiirostris 296 83. Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus fuscater 298 84. Russet Nightingale-Thrush Catharus occidentalis 300 85. Ruddy-capped tJightingale-Thrush Catharus frantzii 301 86. Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus mexicanus 302 87. Spotted Nightingale-Thrush Catharus dryas 304 88. Veery Catharus uscescens 305 89. Grey-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus 308 90. Bicknell's Thrush Catharus bicknelli 310 91. Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus 312 92. Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus 315 93. Wood Thrush Catharus mustelina 319 94. Yellow-legged Thrush Platycichla flavipes 322 95. Pale-eyed Thrush Platycichla leucops 324 96. Groundscraper Thrush Psophocichla litsitsirupa 325 97. African Thrush Turdus pelios 326 98. Bare-eyed Thrush Turdus tephronotus 329 99. Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyanus 330 100. Olivaceous Thrush Turdus olivaceofuscus 332 101. Olive Thrush Turdus olivaceus 333 102. Yemen Thrush Turdus menachensis 337 103. Comoro Thrush Turdus bewsheri 338 104. Grey-backed Thrush Turdus hortulorum 339 105. Tickell's Thrush Turdus unicolor 341 106. Black-breasted Thrush Turdus dissimilis 342 107. Japanese Thrush Turdus cardis 344 108. White-collared Blackbird Turdus albocinctus 345 109. Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 346 110. Grey-winged Blackbird Turdus boulboul 349 111. Blackbird Turdus merula 351 112. Island Thrush Turdus poliocephalus 357 113. Chestnut Thrush Turdus rubrocanus 366 114. Kessler's Thrush Turdus kessleri 367 115. Grey-side Thrush Turdus feae 368 116. Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus 369 117. Pale Thrush Turdus pallidus 372 118. Brown-headed Thrush Turdus chrysolaus 374 119. Izu Islands Thrush Turdus celaenops 375 120. Dark-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis 377 121. Dusky Thrush Turdus naumanni 381 122. Fieldfare Turdus pilaris1 387 123. Redwing Turdus iliacus 389 124. Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 392 125. Chinese Song Thrush Turdus mupinensis 396 126. Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 397 127. White-chinned Thrush Turdus aurantius 400 128. Grand Cayman Thrush Turdus ravidus 401 129. Red-legged Thrush Turdus plumbeus 401 130. Chiguanco Thrush Turdus chiguanco 403 131. Sooty Thrush Turdus nigrescens 404 132. Great Thrush Turdus fuscater 406 133. Black Thrush Turdus infuscatus 407 134. Glossy-black Thrush Turdus serranus 408 135. Andean Slaty-Thrush Turdus nigriceps 410 136. Eastern Slaty-Thrush Turdus subalaris 411 137. Plumbeous-backed Thrush Turdus reevei 412 138. Black-hooded Thrush Turdus olivater 413 139. Maranon Thrush Turdus maranonicus 414 140. Chestnut-bellied Thrush Turdus fulviventris 415 141. Rufous-bellied Thrush Turdus rufiventris 416 142. Austral Thrush Turdus falcklandii 417 143. Pale-breasted Thrush Turdus leucomelas 418 144. Creamy-bellied Thrush Turdus amaurochalinus 419 145. Mountain Thrush Turdus plebejus 420 146. Black-billed Thrush Turdus ignobilis 422 147. Lawrence's Thrush Turdus lawrencii 423 148. Pale-vented Thrush Turdus obsoletus 424 149. Cocoa Thrush Turdus fumigatus 426 150. Hauxwell's Thrush Turdus hauxwelli 427 151. Clay-coloured Thrush Turdus grayi 428 152. Yellow-eyed Thrush Turdus nudigenis 430 153. Ecuadorian Thrush Turdus maculirostris 431 154. Unicolored Thrush Turdus haplochrous 432 155. White-eyed Thrush Turdus jamaicensis 433 156. White-throated Thrush Turdus assimilis 434 157. White-necked Thrush Turdus albicollis 436 158. Rufous-backed Thrush Turdus rufopalliatus 438 159. Grayson's Thrush Turdus graysoni 439 160. La Selle Thrush Turdus swalesi 439 161. American Robin Turdus migratorius 440 162. Rufous-collared Thrush Turdus rufitorques 443 References 446 Index 457

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Peter Clement is a member of the British Birds Rarities Committee and the author of Finches and Sparrows (Princeton). Currently emplyed by English Nature, his work includes designing sites of international importance for birds. Ren Hathway was 1994 ""Bird Illustrator of the Year."" His work has appeared in numerous books, magazines, and journals. Clive Byers is one of Britain's leading bird illustrators. His work has appeared in many books, including Handbook to the Birds of the World. Jan Wilczur has provided artwork for many prestigious publications, including A Guide to the Birds of Southeast Asia (Princeton).

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