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Birdbooksdirect.com	OUP Field Guides* Bird song CD's and Cassettes * Other Gifts * Home * Second-hand bird books * Bird Families of the World is a multi-volume series of handbooks,serving the interests of both the professional scientists and the ever growing body of amateur ornithologists.Authoritative and accessible,each volume provides a fascinating synthesis of current knowledge of one bird family of several related families.
	Bird Families of the World	Price	Oxford University Press page 1.Below is a brief description of contents.To view more detail click on ' More details here '
Nightjars and their Allies		Â£50.00	David Holyoak illustrated by Martin Woodcock. Nightjars and their allies are a curious,fascinating,and remarkably varied group of birds that are found throughout the world.This largely nocturnal group has many specific adaptations for night time activity and some species have unique associations with bats.Until now,the existing literature has lacked information about their biology or evolution,and this book rectifies these omissions.The 118 species accounts provide details of colouration,plumage,moults,geographical variation,bodymeasurements,habitats,behaviour,conservation,and evolution,and are backed up by a comprehensive bibliography.Hardback See also 'A Sound guide to Nightjars and other related night birds'* Also 'Nightjars'.
Barbets, Toucans,and Honeyguides		.... . . . Â£60.00	Lester Short and Jenniffer Horne illustrated by Albert Earl Gilbert.This superbly illustrated book covers in detail the life history,relationships,biology,and conservation of all the world's toucans,barbets,and honeyguides.These 133 species are found in tropical regions around the world.The toucans are especially well known because of their dramatic bills and their association with the Amazon rainforest.The authors have been working with these birds for over 20 years,and their knowledge and expertise in these groups is unrivalled. Hardback
The Auks		Â£42.50	Anthony J Gaston illustrated by Ian Lewington "...an attractive book;a work of erudition..."Birdwatch 368 pp.Colour plates,line drawings,maps and tables,1998.Hardback.
The Birds of Paradise		Â£49.50	Clifford B Firth and Bruce M.Beehler illustrated by W T Cooper "...few more mouthwatering books have landed on my desk for years..this amount of new information coupled with Bill Cooper's magnificent plates must surely thrill any ornithologist"...Sir David Attenborough 644 pp,15 plates,halftones and line figures.1998 Hardback.
Fairy Wrens and Grasswrens		Â£30.00	Ian Rowley and Eleanor Russell.Illustrated by Peter Marsack 296 pp,8 colour plates,line drawings,maps.1997.Hardback.
The Hornbills		Â£30.00	Alan Kemp illustrated by Martin Woodcock 318 pp.Colour plates,line drawings,maps.1995. Hardback.
The Penguins		Â£35.00	Tony D.Williams illustrated by J.N.Davies and John Busby 310pp.8 colour plates,line drawings,maps.Hardback.1995.
Ratites and Tinamous		Â£49.00	Dr Stephen Davies illustrated by Michael Bamford mapThis book contains a complete description of the natural history and biology of the Ratities and Tinamous-the group of flightless birds that includes ostriches,emus,cassowaries,and kiwis.Each species is treated in turn,with seven general introductory chapters and full colour illustrations of all 55 species,as well as over 50 line drawings.The author has spent 25 years researching the ratites and has drawn together the extensive and often inaccessible literature on the groups. 336pp.30 line drawings,12 colour plates,Harback * Due April, 2002
Harriers of the World		Â£27.50	Robert Simmons Unique global synthesis of Harrier behaviour and ecology *Fine line drawings See also 'The Marsh Harrier' 'The Hen Harrier' ' The Montagu's Harrier' This book synthesises and analyses the masses of data on the behavioural ecology of the harriers.Offering an intriguing comparison of breeding systems among harriers in the northern and southern hemispheres,it includes a new phylogeny of the harriers,based on DNA findings.It will be a treat for all raptor biologists,amateur raptophiles and behavioural ecologists interested in birds of prey. Contents:Preface;Introduction:Changing perspectives-from natural history to behavioural ecology;evolution and peculiarities of the harriers;Aerial displays:Mate choice and reverse dimorphism;Of mice and harriers:Who wins the arms race?;Mating patterns:Polygymy and deception ;Copulation patterns and sperm depletion;Sex ratio and egg size manipulation;Food and reproduction in the tropics;Clutch size and latitude;Synthesis;References;Index 288pp.Paperback.Line drawings.July 2000.**
Who Killed the Great Auk		Â£18.99	Jeremy Gaskell In this fascinating book,Jeremy Gaskell takes the reader on a tour of some of the wildest and coldest places on earth as he tries to uncover the facts behind the Great Auk's disappearance,and the reason why attempts to save it were in vain. Hardback:240pp.
EXTINCT BIRDS (second edition)		Â£29.50	Errol Fuller "One of the most astonishing books to cross my desk"..The Guardian This beautifully illustrated book is an absorbing study of extinct bird species. Hardback:400pp.170 colour and 100 black and white illustrations.

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