Waterfowl: An Identification Guide to the Ducks, Geese and Swans of the World

Madge, Steve & Hilary Burn

ISBN 10: 0395467268 / ISBN 13: 9780395467268

Published by Houghton Mifflin, 1988

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Waterfowl: An Identification Guide to the Ducks, Geese and Swans of the World
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0395467268
• ISBN 13: 9780395467268
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Burn, Hilary
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Birds

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Synopsis

Identifies more than a hundred species of waterbirds, and includes information on characteristics, behavior, and range

From Library Journal

Comprehensive monographs like Paul A. Johnsgard's Ducks, Geese, and Swans of the World ( LJ 1/1/79) do not emphasize field identification. Field guides are geographically limited and do not always give full coverage of variant plumages. Therefore, birders, hunters, and aviarists will be pleased by this authoritative guide by English writer Madge ( Birdwatching ) to the world's waterfowl in virtually every plumage. The 47 color plates by Burn (also English), with range maps and brief descriptions of field marks, are followed by 155 detailed species accounts; both sections are in taxonomic order. Subspecies are noted; a few easily recognized ones are treated separately. Includes selective bibliography and good index. Highly recommended. Paul B. Cors, Univ. of Wyoming Lib., Laramie
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