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The auks are marine birds widespread in the cooler parts of northern seas. Often regarded as the northern hemisphere's counterparts to penguins, they are accomplished underwater swimmers, able to dive to great depths. Among bird families, they exhibit an unusual degree of variability in their breeding sites, which range from old-growth, temperate forests to barren sea-cliffs and rocky outcrops among mountain glaciers. Chick development is equally variable: in some species chicks leave for the sea soon after hatching, while in others they grow to full size at the nest site. This diversity of behavior makes the auks an excellent subject for the study of adaptation. The authors, who have extensive field experience with auks, provide descriptions of the major features of the family and an engaging discussion of the adaptive significance of various traits. Part I contains general chapters on auk evolution, ecology, behavior, chick development, populations, and conservation. These chapters are illustrated with black-and-white drawings, summary graphs and tables. Part II follows with the twenty-three species accounts, giving comprehensive information on the birds in their natural state, including distribution maps. All species are illustrated in color, in superb plates by Ian Lewington especially commissioned for this volume.
The Auks is part of Oxford's multi-volume Bird Families of the World, a new series of handbooks for professional scientists and amateur ornithologists. Each volume gives a comprehensive synthesis of current knowledge on one bird family or several related families; the complete series will be the definitive source for information on species of birds.
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Condition: Very Good. Lewington, Ian (illustrator). xviii, 349, 8 col plates, b/w photos, maps. . HB. Vg in d/w (slightly chipped to head of spine; in removable protective sleeve). . [9780198540328]. Seller Inventory # S56854
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Lewington, Ian (illustrator). Octavo,336 pp.,eight colour plates by Ian Lewington, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. Seller Inventory # 11247
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Lewington, Ian (illustrator). ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1998). 1998 1st edition. 4to (193 x 251mm). Pp349. Colour paintings of auks by Ian Lewington, line drawings by Ian Lewington and Ian Jones, b/w photographs, location maps, extensive bibliography. Black boards, spine titled in gilt. Slightly shaken but clean. Good copy in used dust-wrapper. This is a detailed account of the auk species of the work, their biology, behaviour and habitat. Chapters include: Auks and their world; Systematics and evolution; Distribution and biogeography; auks in ecosystems; Social behaviour; Chick development and the transition from land to sea; Populations and conservation. Species accounts: Great Auk; Razorbill; Common Murre, Thick-Billed Murre; Dovekie; Black Guillemot, Pigeon Guillemot, Spectacled Guillemot; Marbled Murrelet, Kittlitz's Murrelet; Xantus' Murrelet; Craven's Murrelet; Ancient Murrelet; Japanese Murrelet; Cassin's Auklet; Parakeet Auklet; Crested Auklet, Least Auklet, Whiskered Auklet; Rhinoceros Auklet; Atlantic Puffin, Horned Puffin, Tufted Puffin. . Seller Inventory # 50597
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Lewington, Ian (illustrator). FINE/FINE COPY. BIRD FAMILIES OF THE WORLD SERIES. ILLUSTRATED BY IAN LEWINGTON AND IAN L. JONES. SIX TO NINE CHAPTERS ON THE BIOLOGY, FEEDING ECOLOGY, BREEDING BEHAVIOUR, EVOLUTIONARY RELATIONSHIPS, AND CONSERVATION OF THE BIRDS IN THE FAMILY. SPECIALLY COMMISSIONED COLOUR PLATES BY A LEADING ARTIST, SHOWING ADULTS OF ALL SPECIES AND MANY JUVENILES, IMMATURES, AND SUBSPECIES. BLACK AND WHITE DRAWINGS ILLUSTRATING SPECIAL FEATURES AND BEHAVIOUR. DESCRIPTIONS OF EACH SPECIES INDIVIDUALLY, INCLUDING APPEARANCE, WEIGHTS, AND MEASUREMENTS; FIELD CHARACTERS; VOICE; HABITAT AND FOOD; BREEDING BEHAVIOUR; LIFE CYCLE; AND RANGE AND STATUS (WITH DISTRIBUTION MAP). THESE WILL PROVIDE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE AND UP-TO-DATE SPECIES-LEVEL INFORMATION AVAILABLE. FULL BIBLIOGRAPHY AND INDEX. Seller Inventory # 18685
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