The Birds of China

By Rodolphe Meyer de Schauensee

Book Overview

This illustrated reference catalogue provides a single, English language guide to all the birds found in China - 1195 species in 88 families. It offers an account for each species with emphasis on diagnostic field characteristics, followed by the bird's general and detailed range. There are also notes on ecology and taxonomy. Colour and black-and-white illustrations are by John Henry Dick, John Gwynne, Wayne Trimm and Michel Kleinbaum.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 087474363X
• ISBN13: 9780874743630
• Release Date: March 1984
• Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press
• Length: 602 Pages
• Weight: 1.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.3" x 6.3"