Lucid, informative narratives introduce each species group, while synopses present a summary of fascinating details about such aspects as habitat, breeding and world distribution. Fine colour photography portray the biology of each species – its behaviour, nest, eggs, young, appearance at rest and in flight. Hard cover in pictorial dust jacket. 297 x 222, pp. xix (preliminaries), 508, colour plates throughout, Egg plates, bibliography, index. #0920

ISBN 10: 0207154007ISBN 13: 9780207154003