A Photographic Guide to Birds of China Including Hong Kong

Mackinnon, John;Hicks, Nigel

ISBN 10: 1859749690 / ISBN 13: 9781859749692

Published by New Holland, London, 2001

About this Item

144pp., Pictorial colour illustrated covers & title page, intro., parts of bird, gloss., key to corner tabs, col. plts. & text, distribution maps, index. A broad introduction to the families of birds in China and gives descriptions and photographs. Size: Small Octavo.

Seller Inventory # 002018

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Photographic Guide to Birds of China Including Hong Kong
• Publisher: New Holland, London
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1859749690
• ISBN 13: 9781859749692
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: Reprinted.
• Condition: As New
• Book Type: Book

About this title

Synopsis

Handy, pocket-sized field guide to 252 species of birds found in China and Hong Kong. Provides short descriptive accounts, color photographs and color range maps for each species, as well as brief comments on abundance, calls and/or feeding behavior. Full-color photographs and range maps.

About the Author

John Mackinnon lived in China and Hong Kong for eight years, and has extensive experience of watching and writing about Chinese birds. He has been working in ecology and conservation in Asia for over 30 years and has written and co-authored many books on the natural history of the continent. Nigel Hicks is a freelance writer and photographer. He has travelled extensively in Asia and is the coauthor of New Holland's A Photographic Guide to Birds of the Philippines. He lives in Teignmouth, Devon.