Birds of Australia / Simpson and Day, with Peter Trusler.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Simpson, Ken, 1936-

Day, Nicolas.

Trusler, Peter.

Series:

Princeton field guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Birds--Australia--Identification.

Birds.

Australia.

Genre:

Field guides.

Physical Description:

440 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.

Edition:

Sixth edition.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [1999]

Summary:

-- Comprehensive guide to the 770 bird species in Australia-- Simple-to-use key to families-- 132 color plates depicting every bird, including variation by subspecies, age, and sex-- Field information adjacent to the plates-- Range maps for every species, featuring data on breeding and non-breeding areas, boundaries between subspecies, and migration-- Handbook section with detailed information on bird behavior, feeding, breeding, evolution, and taxonomy-- New edition includes full text overhaul, 18 new color plates, completely revised handbook (partly illustrated in color), an extended color section on vagrant birds, over 1000 new or redrawn black and white illustrations, and new range maps throughout

Notes:

Rev. ed. of: Field guide to the birds of Australia. 5th ed. Ringwood, Victoria, Australia : Penguin Books Australia, 1996.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-418) and index.

ISBN:

0691049955

9780691049953

OCLC:

43720533

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