Catégorie :: Livres anglais (6020 livres)

The Birds of Ecuador: v. 2
de Robert S. Ridgely, Paul J. Greenfield(Ed. Helm) Isbn : 0713661178
53.16 €
"Eagerly awaited though it was, this work surpasses all expectations. On my own past trips into the phenomenal birdland of Ecuador I have longed for good information, and here it is in a double shot: a superb field guide and a thorough reference volume, both indispensable. Robert S. Ridgely and Paul J. Greenfield have done a brilliant job of making this complicated avifauna accessible and understandable for the rest of us. Ornithology, birding, and conservation all stand to benefit tremendously from this landmark work."--Kenn Kaufman, author of Focus Guide to the Birds of North America "A monumental work that sets a new standard for South American bird guides, Birds of Ecuador fills a hug information vacuum. These volumes are a fitting tribute to the authors' passion and commitment to pass...

The Behaviour, Population Biology and Physiology of the Petrels
de John Warham(Ed. Academic Press Inc) Isbn : 0127354158
115.75 €
"Dr. Warham deserves the gratitude of all who are interested in petrels for the effort put into this book..."

Nesting Birds Of A Tropical Frontier: The Lower Rio Grande Valley Of Texas
de Timothy Brush(Ed. Texas A M University Press) Isbn : 1585444901
23.7 €
"Dr. Brush's new book is a wonderful work on the natural history of the little-known breeding bird communities of the Valley. It is a must-have book for anyone interested in any of the hundreds of breeding birds in the most 'birdy' place in the country."

Nesting Birds Of A Tropical Frontier: The Lower Rio Grande Valley Of Texas
de Timothy Brush(Ed. Texas A M University Press) Isbn : 1585444367
47.5 €
"Dr. Brush's new book is a wonderful work on the natural history of the little-known breeding bird communities of the Valley. It is a must-have book for anyone interested in any of the hundreds of breeding birds in the most 'birdy' place in the country."

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Birds: The Definitive Reference to Birds of the World
de Christopher M. Perrins(Ed. Prentice Hall Direct) Isbn : 0130836354
47.5 €
"Definitive reference" is overstated, but this is an accurately written and handsomely illustrated survey of the world's birds. It is in three sections: a short summary of basic bird biology; an illustrated catalog of about 1200 species representing all living orders and families; and a checklist of all 9300-plus currently recognized species. Both the catalog and the checklist use standard taxonomic arrangement. The entries in the catalog, the heart of the book, include name, range, habitat, size and a concise but clear and not overly technical account of the birds' biology; all species are illustrated in color. There is an index of names. Recommended as a useful, though not essential, addition to popular science collections. See also The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Ornithology , reviewed on...

Penguins
de Roger Tory Peterson(Ed. Houghton Mifflin (Trade)) Isbn : 0395270928
47.5 €
"Comical'. . . 'Adorable'. . .'The little fellow in the dress suit'. . . It is tempting to be anthropomorphic about penguins [but] they are not little people dressed in feathers. They are . . . dedicated to penguinism, a life molded by the cold impersonal sea, harsh climate, and the crowded colonies in which they reproduce." Roger Tory Peterson (1908-1997) was the greatest naturalist of the twentieth century. He was also known as King Penguin, and Penguins is his tribute to his favorite family of birds. Drawing on a lifetime of personal experience with these remarkable creatures, he captures the essence of penguins, both species and individuals, from the giant emperor penguin to the little blue penguin, ranging from the coldest ice fields of Antarctica to semitropical shores. His engaging ...

Songbirds in Your Garden
de John K Terres(Ed. Algonquin Books) Isbn : 1565120442
14.2 €
"Chock-full of insights and good writing...with both facts and delightful stories."

Birds of Two Worlds â€' The Ecology and Evolution of Migration
de Russell Greenberg, Peter P Marra(Ed. Johns Hopkins University Press) Isbn : 0801881072
92.14 €
"Birds of Two Worlds should be of value to anyone interested in the movement patterns of birds and other animals."

Thorburn's Atlas of European Birds
de Archibald Thorburn(Ed. Blandford Press) Isbn : 0713724463
23.63 €
"Atlas" seems misapplied to this work, as its primary feature is the 80 full-page color plates of Thorburn's bird paintings; the accompanying range maps are no larger nor more detailed than those in any standard field guide. Thorburn (1860-1935) is generally considered to be a scientific illustrator, not an original artist; his work is biologically accurate and technically skillful but only occasionally reaches the level of true artistic inspiration (most often in his depiction of gamebirds). The text is limited to a brief introduction and captions giving little more than the birds' names (in six languages). Well printed and reasonable in price, this will be a useful sample of Thorburn's work for larger bird art collections.Paul B. Cors, Univ. of Wyoming Lib., LaramieCopyright 1994 Reed Bu...

Living on the Wind: Across the Hemisphere With Migratory Birds
de Scott Weidensaul(Ed. North Point Press) Isbn : 0865475431
24.7 €
"At whatever moment you read these words, day or night, there are birds aloft in the skies of the Western Hemisphere, migrating." Thus Weidensaul begins his compelling tale, adding shortly afterward what must be a widely shared thought: "That such delicate creatures undertake these epic journeys defies belief." With helpful supporting maps, he describes the migrating habits of many bird species and considers the intriguing question of how they do it. At the end, he focuses on a single bird--a redstart that he hears and sees singing while he sits alongside a stream in the mountains of northern Pennsylvania. "What I cannot see, no matter how closely I look, is what drives this small creature, barely heavier than air, to make the journeys that it must make... Its secrets are locked in that ti...