The Princeton Encyclopedia of Birds by Christopher Perrins

The Princeton Encyclopedia of Birds by Christopher Perrins

Provides accounts of various bird families, covering form and function, distribution, diet, social behavior, breeding biology, and conservation and status. This work offers detailed coverage of special topics, such as how ibises and spoonbills feed by touch, how pigeons find their way home, and how crows store food.

"Packed with photos, illustrations, and lively text that comfortably bridges the gap between a child's reference tool and a doctoral thesis"--Scott Kirkwood, National Parks Magazine "Complete, beautiful, accessible, and a bargain to boot--The Princeton Encyclopedia of Birds is everything one might want in a reference book... It makes a point of distilling current field re-search into accessible articles written in an engaging style."--Teresa Scollon, Foreword Magazine "Written in a clear and entertaining manner. It is a good browse on the diversity of birds... The photographs are well worth the cost of the book. I recommend it to anyone with an interest in birds."--Robert B. Payne, Wilson Journal of Ornithology "Essential for the library of any birder... Since its scope is international, this book will be particularly valuable to the birder who travels to foreign corners of the world. The Princeton Encyclopedia of Birds is full of excellent color photography and illustrations and, the entry for each bird is complete with brief writings that distinguish the habits of that particular bird... The Princeton Encyclopedia of Birds is well-worthy of its noble Princeton name and is an essential reference for the birder, and especially one who travels the globe in hopes of sighting new birds."--Chris Smith, Englewood Review of Books "The text is informative, the best aspect of this book is the abundance of illustrations. Unlike many bird references, it combines both photographs and paintings to take full advantage of each medium."--DC Birding Blog "The encyclopedia is a gem, one I have only begun to explore."--Judy S. Jottings, Wing and a Song

Christopher Perrins is a distinguished ornithologist, the author of many popular and scholarly books on birds, and a fellow of the Royal Society. A former professor of ornithology at the University of Oxford and former director of the Edward Grey Institute of Field Ornithology, he is currently a fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford.

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ISBN 13	9780691140704
ISBN 10	0691140707
Title	The Princeton Encyclopedia of Birds
Author	Christopher Perrins
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Princeton University Press
Year published	2009-02-09
Number of pages	656
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