Handbook of the Birds of the World, Volume 2: New World Vultures to Guineafowl

Del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew; Sargatal, Jordi

ISBN 10: 8487334156 / ISBN 13: 9788487334153

Published by Lynx Edicions, 1994

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This volume offers comprehensive coverage of: New World Vultures, Osprey, Hawks And Eagles, Secretarybird, Falcons And Caracaras, Megapodes, Chachalacas, Guans And Curassows, Turkeys, Grouse, New World Quails, Pheasants And Partridges, Guineafowl. 60 color plates, 302 photos. Published in Barcelona in association with BirdLife International, the first fourteen volumes of the Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) have met with universal acclaim. This comprehensive, beautifully illustrated work has already become the definitive reference work to the bird families covered. This is the first work ever to illustrate all the species of birds in the world, in addition to providing access to all the essential information about each one of them. Each volume measures 9 ¾ x 12 ½ (24 x 31 cm). They are hardbound, with dust jackets. They include exhaustive family texts, plus detailed individual species accounts which include distribution maps. Each species is illustrated on a color plate, including all significant sexual and subspecific differences, and high quality color photographs depict many aspects of the birds' life and behavior. English, French, German, Spanish, and Latin names are given for each species.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Handbook of the Birds of the World, Volume 2: New World Vultures to Guineafowl
• Publisher: Lynx Edicions
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8487334156
• ISBN 13: 9788487334153
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Weight: 140 ounces

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Synopsis

New World Vultures to Guineafowl. Prólogo sobre la organización de la información en el Handbook. Más de 7000 referencias bibliográficas

About the Author

David Houston: Applied Ornithology Unit, Glasgow Univesity, Scotland. W.J. Bock: Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, USA. J.P. Carroll: Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, California University of Pennsylvania, USA. William S. Clark: Freelance raptor researcher, Virgina, USA. S.J.S. Debus: Department of Zoology, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia. Andrew Elliott: Grup Català d'Anellament, Museu de Zoologia, Barcelona, Spain. C.M. White: College of Biology and Agriculture, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA. J.M. Thiollay: Laboratoire d'Ecologie, Ecole Normale Supérieure, CNRS, Paris, France. W.F. Porter: College of Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New York, USA. A.F. Poole: Managing Editor, The Birds of North America, the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Jaume Orta: Consultant, Servei de Protecció i Gestió de Fauna. Generalitat de Catalunya, Spain. P. D. Olsen: Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. B.U. Meyburg: Chairman, World Working Group on Birds of Prey and Owls (WWGBP), Berlin, Germany. P.J.K. McGowan: Biology Department, the Open University, Milton Keynes, England. Isabel Martínez: Grup Català d'Anellament, Museu de Zoologia, Barcelona, Spain. L.F. Kiff: Director, Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology, California, USA. A.C. Kemp: Head Curator, Department of Birds, Transvaal Museum, Northern Flagship Institution, Pretoria, South Africa. Eduardo de Juana: Departamento de Biología Animal, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain. Josep del Hoyo: Vice-president, Sociedad Española de Ornitología, SEO-BirdLife, Spain.