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Skuas and jaegers : a guide to the skuas and jaegers of the world / Klaus Malling Olsen and Hans Larsson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Olsen, Klaus Malling, 1955-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Skuas--Identification.
- Skuas.
- Jaegers (Birds)--Identification.
- Jaegers (Birds).
- Physical Description:
- 190 p. : ill. (some col.), maps.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Sussex [England] : Pica Press, c1997.
- Summary:
- Skuas are a wide-ranging group of seabirds; some are found as far south as the Antarctic and others in the Arctic regions of the world. They are one of the most challenging groups of birds to identify because of variation in plumage according to the age of a given bird and conditions for identifying them. This book-the first complete guide to the skuas of the world-was designed to enable species identification and correct aging of these birds.
- Contents:
- COVER
- COPYRIGHT PAGE
- CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- TAXONOMY, RELATATIONSHIPS AND CHARACTERISTICS
- THE SKUA SPECIES: A BRIEF OVERVIEW
- BREEDING BEHAVIOUR
- AGE DEVELOPMENT OF SKUAS
- SKUAS AND MAN
- OBSERVING SKUAS IN THE FIELD
- EXPLANATION OF THE SPECIES ACCOUNTS
- COLOUR PLATES
- SYSTEMATIC SECTION
- COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHS
- BIBLIOGRAPHY.
- Notes:
- "Digital editions published 2010."--T.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-188) and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-98609-0
- 9786612986093
- 1-4081-3511-6
- 1-4081-3512-4
- OCLC:
- 711067239
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