Ratites and Tinamous (Bird Families of the World) - Hardcover

Davies, Stephen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198549962 ISBN 13: 9780198549963

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2002

Synopsis

The book covers the evolution, biology and natural history of the group of flightless birds that includes ostriches, emus, cassowaries and kiwis - the Ratites and their relatives, the Tinamous. It reviews the scientific studies that have been made of their ecology, behaviour, physiology, husbandry, evolution, mythology and conservation. Each of the 55 species is described in detail, with maps of the present known distribution, accounts of their food and nesting habits, calls, field identification, habitat and relationship with humans, including farming. It is the first such comprehensive account of the groups since 1877, and the first to bring together comprehensive information about the tinamous, a little known bird of the Americas.

About this title

About the Author:

Stephen Davies is at Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia.

Review:

"Ratites and Tinamous is a welcome addition to the renowned Bird Families of the World series. ... The book is beautifully illustrated and the definitive work on these interesting birds.

"...This is an excellent compilation of ratite and tinamou

information for the general public or academicians. I would

highly recommend this book for anyone who wants to learn

more about these unusual avian species."--The Quarterly

Review of Biology

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0198549962
• ISBN 13: 9780198549963
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 360