The Complete Guide to the Birds of Europe
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The Complete Guide to the Birds of Europe by Lars Svensson
The combination of superb and thoughtfully arranged illustrations, definitive text, and up-to-date illustration maps, all in a single volume, has already established the pocket-sized version of this guide, also published by Princeton University Press, as the most essential reference to European bird identification. This sumptuous large-format edition with entirely redesigned text is intended to complement the field guide and permit greater appreciation of the extraordinarily beautiful artwork. "The Complete Guide to the Birds of Europe" provides the information needed to identify all European bird species in their normal seasonal and age-related plumage variations. Over 3,500 of the most accurate and attractive illustrations ever painted are accompanied by innovative pointers and captions drawing immediate attention to the key field marks. Particular attention has been paid to the design and arrangement of every page in order to facilitate easy comparison of confusing plumages. Vignettes illustrate typical habitat and characteristic behavior. On each page opposite the illustrations, brilliantly conceived texts detail habitat preferences, status in Europe, important identification features and, of course, voice. No other guide provides as authoritative and comprehensive descriptions of the songs and calls of the continent's birds as "The Complete Guide to the Birds of Europe".
If you want to have only one guide to British and European birds, this is the one to getBritish Wildlife As essential as binoculars for those who take birdwatching seriously. New Scientist If you are birding in Europe, you must have this guide. It should be on the shelf of many North American bird watchers... It should also be in the library of anyone who collects field guides, if for no reason other than you can occasionally take it down and be reminded of what is possible when art and design and purpose are treated as equal parts of a final product. Bird Watcher's Digest The richest and the most comprehensive of the current guides. The London Times Sixteen years in the making, it is arguably the best field guide ever produced. It certainly is by far the best I have ever seen, and it now sets a standard that must be met by future guides on both sides of the Atlantic... This is a superb guide, meticulously thought-out, clearly and knowledgeably written, with the most consistently satisfying plates of any guide I have ever used... This book is sheer delight. Get it! -- Clive E. Goodwin The Canadian Field-Naturalist The book is more complete than any of the other books published on European birds. Choice
Killian Mullarney and Dan Zetterstr m are two of Europe's leading bird artists. Mullarney's drawings and paintings have appeared in British Birds, Birding World, and elsewhere. Zetterstr m has illustrated numerous scientific papers and several books. Lars Svensson, one of Europe's foremost field ornithologists, is the author or coauthor of several acclaimed field guides including Identification Guide to European Passerines. Peter J. Grant, who died in 1990, was the author of the acclaimed Gulls: An Identification Guide. David A. Christie, the translator of this book from the original Swedish, is well known for his accurate translations of important ornithological works. He has been Assistant Editor of British Birds since 1973.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780691095165 |
| ISBN 10 | 0691095167 |
| Title | The Complete Guide to the Birds of Europe |
| Author | Lars Svensson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Year published | 2001-12-26 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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