Raptors of the World

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2001 - 992 страница
The newest addition to the highly regarded Helm Identification Series, which includes Seabirds ("unparalleled achievement," "best bird guide of any kind or of any generation," "sets the standard of excellence") and Shorebirds ("a superb guide," "a landmark volume").
One of the most eagerly awaited bird books in recent decades, Raptors is the first complete identification guide to all the birds of prey of the world. Each of the 313 species is described thoroughly and accurately, and every plumage and variation is shown in more than two thousand color illustrations plus hundreds of black-and-white drawings. Both large-scale and small-scale range maps show in detail where each species has been found.
Like all the other identification guides in the Helm series -- including Seabirds, Shorebirds, Warblers of the Americas, Waterfowl, Woodpeckers, and Sparrows and Buntings -- Raptors is the definitive book on its subject. The birds of prey are arguably the most fascinating group of birds for birders and nonbirders alike, and Raptors will be an essential reference for anyone with an interest in birds.
 

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INTRODUCTION
17
USING THIS BOOK
20
ORDERS OF RAPTOR POPULATION SIZES
26
RAPTOR TOPOGRAPHY
27
MEASURING LENGTHS AND WINGSPANS OF RAPTORS
31
SEX AND AGE DIFFERENCES IN SIZES AND SHAPES OF RAPTORS
35
IDENTIFYING RAPTORS
40
RAPTOR MIGRATION
44
RAPTOR VISION HEARING AND OLFACTION
54
RAPTOR PLUMAGES AND EXTERNAL STRUCTURE
57
TAXONOMY SEQUENCE AND NOMENCLATURE OF RAPTORS
69
ENGLISH NAMES OF RAPTORS
76
COLOUR PLATES
80
SYSTEMATIC SECTION
299
BIBLIOGRAPHY
916
INDEX
973

RAPTOR MOULT PATTERNS AND AGE CRITERIA
50

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James Ferguson-Lees is the former editor of "British Birds", the president of the British Trust for Ornithology, & the deputy director of the Royal Society for Bird Preservation. He is also the author of "The Shell Guide to the Birds of Britain & Europe". He lives in Great Britain.

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