Firefly Encyclopedia of Birds

By Christopher M. Perrins

Book Overview

"Truly authoritative, but very readable, review of the more than 9,800 bird species on our planet... This well-done reference should be useful for the academic library but also for general public with... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1552977773
• ISBN13: 9781552977774
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: Firefly Books
• Length: 640 Pages
• Weight: 7.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 9.3" x 11.6"

Customer Reviews

birds

I bought this as a Christmas gift and it made a big hit. Beautiful pictures and very informative.

Extensive full coverage of all the bird families

Christopher Perrins' Firefly Encyclopedia Of Birds provides extensive full coverage of all the bird families of the world, pairing this with the latest authoritative information, text by leading ornithologists geared for the everyday enthusiast, and beautiful color photos and art. Packed with color and detail, this is not to be missed.

Wonderful Book

WOW, this book is fantastic! There are so many beautiful photographs of every bird in the world. There is also very detailed descriptions and various interesting info about each species. Each section is categorized by the Order name. Very well done, and very informational for a zoology major and aspiring ornithologist.