Catégorie :: Livres anglais (6020 livres)

Birds of Cuba
de Orlando H. Garrido, Arturo Kirkconnell(Ed. Helm) Isbn : 0713657847
35.43 €
The richness and diversity of Cuban birdlife features 354 recorded species that represent 20 orders and 60 families. The 21 living endemic species include the charming Cuban Tody, the striking and elegant Cuban Trogon (the national bird), the colorful Cuban Green Woodpecker, and the smallest of all birds, the Bee Hummingbird. This compact and portable field reference will help Cubans, visitors from abroad, and bird enthusiasts identify and enjoy the island's avifauna. The 51 color plates and 662 images accurately illustrate male, female, and juvenile plumages (in some cases for the first time). Many migratory species are depicted in both winter and breeding colors, providing a glimpse of many common North American birds as they appear when away from northern surroundings. In the comprehen...

Birds of the World: A Check List
de James F. Clements(Ed. Pica Press) Isbn : 1873403933
47.25 €
Birds have long held a unique dual role as a model group for scientists and as the focus of birders' passionate quests. Despite centuries of observation, each year brings the discovery and description of several entirely new avian species and hundreds of other taxonomic "splits" or "lumps" based on DNA data. In this arena of continual and increasing taxonomic change, The Clements Checklist presents the most up-to-date and most widely endorsed compendium of the more than 9800 species of birds recognized by the scientific and birding communities. This completely revised sixth edition is current as of 2005 and incorporates hundreds of updates since the last edition. In taxonomic sequence, it provides the scientific and English name of each species and a description of the worldwide range of ...

Comparative Hearing: Birds and Reptiles
de (Ed. Springer-Verlag New York Inc.) Isbn : 0387946845
179.56 €
Birds and reptiles have long fascinated investigators studying hearing and the auditory system. The highly evolved auditory inner ear of birds and reptiles shares many characteristics with the ear of mammals. Thus, the two groups are essential in understanding the form and function of the vertebrate and mammalian auditory systems. Comparative Hearing: Birds and Reptiles covers the broad range of our knowledge of hearing and acoustic communication in both groups of vertebrates. This volume addresses the many similarities in their auditory systems, as well as the known significant differences about hearing in the two groups.

100 Birds and How They Got Their Names
de Diana Wells(Ed. Workman Publishing) Isbn : 156512281X
15.34 €
: How did cranes come to symbolize matrimonial happiness ? Why were magpies the only creatures that would not go inside Noah's Ark ? Birds and bird imagery are integral parts of our language and culture. With her remarkable ability to dig up curious and captivating facts, Diana Wells hatches a treat for active birders and armchair enthusiasts alike. Meet the intrepid adventurers and naturalists who risked their lives to describe and name new birds. Learn the mythical stories of the gods and...

Wildlife Sanctuaries the Audubon Society: Places to Hide and Seek
de John "Frosty" Anderson(Ed. University of Texas Press) Isbn : 0292704992
26.56 €
"John M. 'Frosty' Anderson was one of the National Audubon Society's great 'living legends.' . . . No one has done more for wildlife than this modest man with the best sense of humor ever to come down the pike." --from the Foreword National Audubon Society sanctuaries across the United States preserve the unique combinations of plants, climates, soils, and water that endangered birds and other animals require to survive. Their success stories include the recovery of the common and snowy egrets, wood storks, Everglade kites, puffins, and sandhill cranes, to name only a few. In this book, Frosty Anderson describes the development of fifteen NAS sanctuaries from Maine to California and from the Texas coast to North Dakota. Drawn from the newsletter Places to Hide and Seek, which he edited du...

101 North American Bird Songs
de Cimino(Ed. Cimino Publishing Group) Isbn : 1878427652
9.46 €

A Bird for a Bonnet: Gender, Class, and Culture in American Birdkeeping, 1750-2010
de Trudy Irene Scee(Ed. Academica Press) Isbn : 1930901933
28.46 €

A Birder's Guide to Coastal North Carolina
de John O. Fussell III(Ed. The University of North Carolina Press) Isbn : 0807821462
34.84 €

A Birder's Guide to Florida
de Bill Pranty(Ed. American Birding Association Incorporated) Isbn : 1878788043
22.76 €

A Birder's Guide to Idaho
de Daniel N. Svingen, American Birding Association(Ed. Amer Birding Assn) Isbn : 1878788140
18 €