Encyclopedia of Birds

by Joseph M. Forshaw

Book Overview

Humans have long been captivated by birds; they have been featured prominently in art, mythology, and folklore as symbols of wisdom and truth, strength and power, beauty and death. Humans are perhaps... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0122623401
• ISBN13: 9780122623400
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: Academic Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 3.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.8" x 12.5"

Customer Reviews

A great overview of the birds of the world

This is a fantastic overview of all of the families of birds of the world. The many authors are generally experts in their fields. The birds are placed in evolutionary order. The writers describe the physical characteristics, ecology and behaviour of all the families, and often even down to genus. The text is accompanied by many fantastic colour photographs. And as an Australian, it also good to see so many local authors and bird examples from Australia. I have used this book as a source for the general background information for the bird sections in my own books. Damon Ramsey, author of "Rainforest of tropical Australia"

This book is great for anyone interested in birds

This book is well-organized and informative. It has helped me with there vivid pictures and types of endangered species

This is an excellent for anyone intesrested in birds.

The book is well-organized an informative. This book has been a great help to mes with there vivid pictures and types of endangered species.