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Breeding birds of Britain and Ireland : a historical survey / John Parslow ; illustrations by Rosemary Parslow.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Parslow, John, 1935-2015.
- Series:
- Poyser Monographs
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Birds--British Isles.
- Birds.
- Bird populations--Great Britain.
- Bird populations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (273 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Berkhampsted [England] : T & AD Poyser, 1973.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Every one of the 887 species of birds found in Britain and Europe is described and illustrated - including all rarities and introduced species. The book provides the information needed to identify every species - whatever its age or sex - and special pages highlight groups of birds that are difficult to identify.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Text figures; Tables; Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; GAVIIFORMES: Divers; PODICIPEDIFORMES: Grebes; PROCELLARIIFORMES: Petrels; PELECANIFORMES: Gannet and cormorants; CICONIIFORMES: Herons; ANSERIIFORMES: Ducks, geese and swans; FALCONIFORMES: Birds of prey; GALLIFORMES: Game birds; GRUIFORMES: Rails, crakes, bustard; CHARADRIIFORMES: Waders, gulls, auks; COLUMBIFORMES: Sandgrouse and doves; CUCULIFORMES: Cuckoo; STRIGIFORMES: Owls; CAPRIMULGIFORMES, APODIFORMES: Nightjar, swift; CORACIIFORMES: Kingfisher, bee-eater, hoopoe; PICIFORMES: Woodpeckers
- PASSERIFORMES: Passerine birdsSummary of changes; Bibliography; Postscript: The years since 1967; Appendix: Current status and distribution of breeding birds in Britain and Ireland; Index
- Notes:
- "Largely based on material which first appeared in the journal British Birds under the title 'Changes in status among breeding birds in Britain and Ireland'."
- "Print-on-demand and digital editions published 2010."--T.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612986406
- 9781282986404
- 1282986406
- 9781408137062
- 1408137062
- 9781408137055
- 1408137054
- OCLC:
- 742333079
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