"* The only up-to-date, fully illustrated monograph on all Australian species of grassfinchesIt is not surprising that Australian grassfinches are highly popular with ornithologists and aviculturists, for included among the species are one of the most beautiful of all birds – the Gouldian Finch Erythrura gouldiae – and one of the most familiar cagebirds – the Zebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata.After a lapse of almost half a century since pu ..."
"This beautifully illustrated book with colour photographs and original paintings, maps and diagrams, presents an up-to-date and comprehensive survey of the natural history of birds. It will provide readers with a better understanding and appreciation of the world of birds and the preservation of their habitats."
"Excavation of the entire burrow lasts several days, and the first egg is laid within
a week of completion. Weaver (1982) points out that contrary to earlier reports
preference is shown for conical mounds constructed by Amitermes scopulus, and
these are dominant in vast areas of low open woodland, though they occur also
with the less favoured meridian mounds of A. laurensis along drainage
depressions in the vicinity of Princess Char ..."
"This beautifully illustrated book, with more than 200 magnificent colour photographs and 150 original paintings, maps and diagrams, presents an up-to-date and comprehensive survey of the natural history of birds. The authoritative text has been written by the world's leading ornithologists and includes the most recent scientific findings in a stimulating presentation. It also provides new conservation information on each order, using sy ..."
Encyclopedia of Birds Other Animals of the Mesozoic by JosephForshaw Hardcover, 240 Pages, Published 1998 by Unsw Press ISBN-13: 978-0-86840-712-8, ISBN: 0-86840-712-7
"This beautifully illustrated book with colour photographs and original paintings, maps and diagrams, presents an up-to-date and comprehensive survey of the natural history of birds."
"Backyard Birding is part of a four-book series, The Nature Companions; practical guides to observing and appreciating the wonders of the natural world. This spectacular series provides readers with a thorough understanding of topics such as skywatching, birding, natural habitat gardening, and rocks and fossils. Written in clear, accessible text by acclaimed scientists and specialists in each field, each book contains a wealth of images ..."
"The Encyclopedia of Animals is a lavishly illustrated, authoritative, and comprehensive exploration of the rich and intriguing world of animals. Written by an international team of specialists, spectacularly adorned with a gallery of more than 2,000 color illustrations, and supplemented with distribution maps, detailed and beautifully rendered diagrams, and some of the world's finest wildlife photographs, this volume will become the sta ..."
"A comprehensive overview of the animals of the world features hundreds of photographs, paintings, diagrams, and maps, along with authoritative information on the behavior, life cycle, and habitats of a wide range of mammals, reptiles, birds, and amphibians. 15,000 first printing."
"276 BIRDING HoTLINEs on interesting or rare sightings in your area. ...
Southeastern Pennsylvania/ southern New Jersey/ Delaware Birding the
Delaware Valley Region, by John Harding andJustin J. Harding (Temple
University Press, 1980). ... by Cal Cuthbert, et al. (SWN Birder's Guide, 1990).
Ontario A Birdfinding Guide to the Toronto Region, by Clive E. Goodwin (C. 8:].
Goodwin Enterprises, 1988). Bird-finding Guide to Ontario, by Cl ..."
"The Encyclopedia of Animals is a lavishly illustrated, authoritative, and comprehensive exploration of the rich and intriguing world of animals. Written by an international team of specialists, spectacularly adorned with a gallery of more than 2,000 color illustrations, and supplemented with distribution maps, detailed and beautifully rendered diagrams, and some of the world's finest wildlife photographs, this volume will become the sta ..."
"Possibly the most successful urban birds, pigeons and doves in the Order Columbiformes are one of the most easily recognised groups. They are an ancient and very successful group with an almost worldwide distribution and are most strongly represented in tropical and subtropical regions, including Australia. In most species simple plumage patterns feature mainly grey and brown with black, white or dull reddish markings, but the highly co ..."
"... an elderly Aboriginal from northwestern Australia told Stephen Davies that they
will burrow into sandy soil (Davies pers. comm. ... hours, shortly before sundown,
when two parrots were seen sitting low in a bush adjacent to the road (in Garnett
et al. ... manner as a Ground Parrot, before turning sharply and dropping into a
slightly larger run of spinifex (Murphy et al. ... by John McDonald, of Cootanoorina
Station, south of Oo ..."
"Multiple introductions of Spotted Turtledoves from Malaysia, China and possibly
India are reflected in significant variations in size and plumage colouration within
Australian populations. This in turn has presented difficulties in determining the
subspecific identity of populations in Australia. In their determination of
subspecies in Australia, Frith and McKean (1975) recognised three distinct
groups of subspecies in the natural ..."