WILDFOWL. By Malcolm Ogilvie and Bruce Pearson. Hamlyn Bird Behaviour Guides.

1994 1st edition. 8vo (158 x 242mm). Pp160. Beautifully illustrated with colour paintings and b/w drawings by Bruce Pearson, bibliography. Blue boards, spine titled in silver-gilt.

In this book "Malcolm Ogilvie groups the wildfowl species of the Western Palearctic by different aspects of their behaviour, such as flight, migration, flocking, roosting, courtship and nesting, and comfort behaviour. A comprehensive gazetteer details some of the best wildfowl watching sites in Europe. ...Malcolm Ogilvie's detailed knowledge combine with Bruce Pearson's beautiful illustrations to provide an invaluable guide to understanding a wide variety of these spectacular birds." Contents include:- Feeding, behaviour and habits: Swimming and feeding from the surface; Diving and feeding underwater; Moving and feeding on land; Flying: Non-migratory flights; Taking off; Formation flying; Flightlessness; Social behaviour: Flocking; Roosting; Breeding behaviour: Courtship and copulatory behaviour; Nesting behaviour; Comfort behaviour: Bathing; Drying; Preening; Scratching; Care of soft parts; Stretching; Resting and sleeping; Gazetteer; Bibliography; Scientific names.