NIGHTJARS: POTOOS, FROGMOUTHS, OILBIRD AND OWLET-NIGHTJARS OF THE WORLD. By Nigel Cleere.
2010 1st US edition. 4to (183 x 258mm). Pp464. Colour photographs of birds throughout, distribution maps, bibliography. Black cloth, spine titled in silver-gilt.
This is a detailed and comprehensive guide to the nightjars of the world and their nocturnal relations. All 135 known species are covered, with close-up colour photographs of each, detailed identification information and distribution maps. The first section of the book describes the biology and habits of the group as a whole: Introduction; Distribution of the Caprimulgiformes; Plumage and structure; General biology - communication, camouflage and defence, food and feeding, breeding. Species accounts occupy the subsequent 400 or so pages.
This is a detailed and comprehensive guide to the nightjars of the world and their nocturnal relations. All 135 known species are covered, with close-up colour photographs of each, detailed identification information and distribution maps. The first section of the book describes the biology and habits of the group as a whole: Introduction; Distribution of the Caprimulgiformes; Plumage and structure; General biology - communication, camouflage and defence, food and feeding, breeding. Species accounts occupy the subsequent 400 or so pages.
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| Author | Cleere (Nigel). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 58350 |
| ISBN | 0691148570 / 9780691148571 / PREVIOUS PRICE GBP 39.95. |
| Book Description | Fine new unread copy in dust-wrapper. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 2010 |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press. |
| Place | Princeton, New Jersey. |