The Birds of the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Volume One: Non-Passerines

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ISBN
9780127429618
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Princeton University Press
ISBN-10
0127429611
ISBN-13
9780127429618
eBay Product ID (ePID)
808446

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
648 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Birds of the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Volume 1 : Non-Passerines
Subject
Birdwatching Guides, Asia / Southeast, Animals / Birds
Publication Year
1999
Type
Textbook
Author
David R. Wells
Subject Area
Nature, Travel
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
95.9 Oz
Item Length
12.2 in
Item Width
8.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
97-039326
Dewey Edition
21
TitleLeading
The
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Comprehensive and highly detailed volume bringing together the latest information gathered from recent research on birds in this area., This is a scholarly work and a great advance on anything so far produced for this important area. The book is an invaluable reference and should be an essential addition to any serious ornithological library., The book represents a major contribution to the ornithological literature of Southeast Asia, and David Wells must be congratulated., The book represents a major contribution to the ornithological literature of Southeast Asia, and David Wells must be congratulated. ---David Blakesley, Ibis, "The book represents a major contribution to the ornithological literature of Southeast Asia, and David Wells must be congratulated." ---David Blakesley, Ibis, This is a scholarly work and a great advance on anything so far produced for this important area. The book is an invaluable reference and should be an essential addition to any serious ornithological library. ---David Clugston, Scottish Bird News, This is a beautifully produced book, with an extremely thorough text, which every enthusiast of southeast Asian birds will want to own., This is a beautifully produced book, with an extremely thorough text, which every enthusiast of southeast Asian birds will want to own. ---Nick Dymond, British Birds, "This is a scholarly work and a great advance on anything so far produced for this important area. The book is an invaluable reference and should be an essential addition to any serious ornithological library." ---David Clugston, Scottish Bird News, "This is a beautifully produced book, with an extremely thorough text, which every enthusiast of southeast Asian birds will want to own." ---Nick Dymond, British Birds, "The species accounts are succinct and jam-packed with details, excellently summarising information gathered over the last 24 years by both professional and amateur observers. The accounts are, as a result, very authoritative." Phil Benstead, Wetlands Project Officer, RSPB, in BTO NEWS (April 2000) "...in the heavyweight class and it will surely offer very interesting reading..." -ALULA (February 2000) "This is a beautifully produced book, with an extremely thorough text, which every enthusiast of southeast Asian birds will want to own." --Nick Dymond in BRITISH BIRDS (December 1999) "This is a scholarly work and a great advance on anything so far produced for this important area. The book is an invaluable reference and should be an essential addition to any serious ornithological library." --David Clugston in SCOTTISH BIRD NEWS (December 1999) "The text is superbly done, and the book will become the standard reference for years to come." --S. W. Harris in CHOICE (November 1999) "Comprehensive and highly detailed volume bringing together the latest information gathered from recent research on birds in this area." --BBC WILDLIFE (June 1999) "...is an essential addition to the libraries of all ornithologists with a keen interest in the region. ...it justifiably reflects the colossal amount of work that has obviously gone into this high-class production." --Pete Davidson in BIRDING WORLD (1999) "The book represents a major contribution to the ornithological literature of Southeast Asia, and David Wells must be congratulated." --David Blakesley in IBIS (1999) "...this is an absolutely essential piece of scholarship for every enthusiast of the Oriental avifauna." --Simon Harrap in OBC BULLETIN "...a world-class handbook." WINGING IT, "An essential addition to the libraries of all ornithologists with a keen interest in the region. . . . It justifiably reflects the colossal amount of work that has obviously gone into this high-class production." --Pete Davidson, Birding World, An essential addition to the libraries of all ornithologists with a keen interest in the region. . . . It justifiably reflects the colossal amount of work that has obviously gone into this high-class production. ---Pete Davidson, Birding World, "Comprehensive and highly detailed volume bringing together the latest information gathered from recent research on birds in this area." -- BBC Wildlife, "The book represents a major contribution to the ornithological literature of Southeast Asia, and David Wells must be congratulated." --David Blakesley, Ibis, "This is a scholarly work and a great advance on anything so far produced for this important area. The book is an invaluable reference and should be an essential addition to any serious ornithological library." --David Clugston, Scottish Bird News, "An essential addition to the libraries of all ornithologists with a keen interest in the region. . . . It justifiably reflects the colossal amount of work that has obviously gone into this high-class production." ---Pete Davidson, Birding World, An essential addition to the libraries of all ornithologists with a keen interest in the region. . . . It justifiably reflects the colossal amount of work that has obviously gone into this high-class production., "This is a beautifully produced book, with an extremely thorough text, which every enthusiast of southeast Asian birds will want to own." --Nick Dymond, British Birds, "The text is superbly done, and the book will become the standard reference for years to come." -- Choice
Volume Number
Vol. 1
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
598/.09593
Table Of Content
Galliformes Anseriformes Podicipediformes Procellariiformes Pelecaniformes Ciconiiformes Falconiformes Gruiformes Turniciformes Charadriiformes Columbiformes Psittaciformes Cuculiformes Strigiformes Caprimulgiformes Apodiformes Trogoniformes Bucerotiformes Upupiformes Coraciiformes Piciformes Subject Index
Synopsis
Twenty years after the last summary publication on the region, this volume presents the most complete modern summary of the latest surveys and research on all the birds now found in the Thai-Malay Peninsula. Over 380 species are described using data derived from field and museum research, as well as previously unpublished or poorly distributed data from local compilers, diaries, and personal records. More than 70 spectacular full-page color plates show almost all of the species covered. This volume also includes a fully referenced bibliography of over 800 sources. An extensive introduction covers aspects of history, biogeography, and ecology of the region's birds, plus main conservation issues. Key Features: Over 380 species are described in modern handbook format using data derived from field and museum research The only detailed handbook of the birds of the region; supplies a benchmark synopsis (first in 20 years) of the bird fauna and ornithological research in the Peninsula, much of it published for the first time. Over 70 color plates Many species illustrated for the first time Serves as an introductory text which describes the region and its conservation crisis
LC Classification Number
QL691.T5W45 1998

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