BRITISH WARBLERS. By Eric Simms. New Naturalist No. 71.
1985 1st edition. Paperback issue. 8vo paperback (148 x 215mm). Pp432. Colour plates, b/w photographs and illustrations, maps, bibliography.
To "anyone with an awakening interest in ornithology, the warblers may seem a very daunting group. There are three broad introductory chapters to the warblers of the Old and New Worlds and those of Britain, with several chapters examining, comparing and contrasting members of each genus, and a series of single chapters for each breeding species; these review in detail their characteristics. This most comprehensive and accessible reviewof the popular and intriguing group is fully illustrated with maps, sonagrams, diagrams and photographs." Eric Simms was a late ornithological protege of Colonel Richard Meinertzhagen.
To "anyone with an awakening interest in ornithology, the warblers may seem a very daunting group. There are three broad introductory chapters to the warblers of the Old and New Worlds and those of Britain, with several chapters examining, comparing and contrasting members of each genus, and a series of single chapters for each breeding species; these review in detail their characteristics. This most comprehensive and accessible reviewof the popular and intriguing group is fully illustrated with maps, sonagrams, diagrams and photographs." Eric Simms was a late ornithological protege of Colonel Richard Meinertzhagen.
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| Author | Simms (Eric). (1921-2009). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 13179 |
| ISBN | 000219404X / 000219404X. |
| Book Description | Some slight use else a very good paperback. |
| Book Cover | Paperback |
| Published Date | 1985 |
| Publisher | Collins New Naturalist Series. |
| Place | London. |