RAILS

A Guide to the Rails,Crakes,Gallinules and Coots of the world

Barry Taylor and Ber van Perlo

mapThis book describes and illustrates 145 rail species,comprising all living species,including two that have only recently been described,and also ten which have recently become extinct and two which are almost certainly extinct,plus all recently extinct races of all surviving species.The up to date and authoritative text draws on 1,800 references and is complemented by 43 superb colour plates and numerous line drawings.This book is the first to give precise information on field identification (including voice) for all species and races for which details are known,and for the first time it descrbes the immature and juvenile plumages of many species.It also provides a detailed summary of our current knowledge of all aspects of rail biology and behaviour.

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