A Field Guide to the Birds of Hawaii and the Tropical Pacific.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pratt, H. Douglas.

Contributor:

Bruner, Phillip L.

Berrett, Delwyn G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Birds.

Birds--Oceania--Identification.

Birds--Hawaii--Identification.

Oceania.

Hawaii.

Genre:

Field guides.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (530 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 1987.

Summary:

This is the first field guide to the identification of the birds of the islands of the tropical Pacific, including the Hawaiian Islands, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, southeastern Polynesia, and Micronesia. It is intended both as a reference for the expert and as an introduction to birding in the region for the novice. Small enough to be carried afield, it contains much previously unpublished information about behavior, vocalizations, ecology, and distribution. The forty-five color plates depict all plumages of all bird species that breed in the islands, as well as of those that regularly visit them and the surrounding oceans, and of most species believed to be extinct on the islands. Black-and-white figures show many of the rarer visitors.Introductory sections discuss the tropical Pacific as an environment for birds, problems of birding on islands, and bird conservation. Appendixes include maps of the island groups and a thorough bibliography.

Contents:

Cover

Half-title

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

List of Color Plates and Tables

Preface

Introduction

List of Abbreviations

I. How to Use this Book

Color Plates

Species Accounts

Scientific Names

Taxonomy

English Names

Other Pacific Languages

New Island Names

Terminology

II. A Birder's -Eye view of the Tropical Pacific

Continental vs. Oceanic Islands

Kinds of Oceanic Islands

Tropical Pacific Habitats

Island Birding

Conservation

III. "Species Accounts

Appendix A. Hypothetical,Enigmatic,and Temporarily Established Species

Appendix B. Regional Checklists

1. Hawaiian Islands

2. Micronesia (High Islands only)

3. Central Pacific Islands

4. Central Polynesia

5. Southeastern Polynesia

6. Fiji

Appendix C. Regional Maps

Hawaiian Islands

Micronesia

Central Pacific

South-Central Pacific

Southeastern Polynesia

Palau

Mariana Islands

Truk

Samoa

Fiji

Tonga

Cook Islands

Society Islands

Marquesas Islands

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

Plates.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780691257761

0691257760

OCLC:

1330334282