Series: Poyser Monographs. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PSVW6; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 922. . 2010. 2nd Revised edition. Hardcover. . . . .

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Title: Gulls: A Guide to Identification. 2nd Edition
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publication Date: 2010
Language: English
ISBN 10: 140813831X
ISBN 13: 9781408138311
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 2nd Edition
Condition: New

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This second edition of Peter Grant's guide has been extensively revised and has been reset throughout. Importantly, a further eight species of gulls occurring on the west coasts of Canada and the USA have been added. The book now covers 31 species and has been increased in length from 280 to 352 pages. More than 280 new photographs have been added or substituted, bringing the total to 544, including 79 photographs for the eight North American additional species. The great increase in interest in gull identification since the publication of the first edition (and the author's series on that topic in British Birds) has helped bring much new information to light. As a result some revision was made to almost every text page and most of the identification drawings were improved in some way; in addition, changes were made to many of the distribution maps. These revisions and improvements were often quite minor, but others were substantial and important (see the author's Introduction). Until recently gulls were widely regarded as a difficult group and identification and ageing was often inaccurate or uncertain.This was largely due to the complexities of immature plumages, which of necessity were generally unrepresented in standard field guides. Birdwatchers need no longer be deterred or confounded by that deficiency. The book offers them the opportunity to advance their skill in field identification by accepting the challenge rather than shrinking from the difficulties.

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From a Review of the First Edition
"...this definite reference to the identification and ageing of gulls is a basic text belonging in every birder's library."
--AMERICAN BIRDING ASSOCIATION

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