The encyclopedia of birds
Subtitle: a complete visual guide
By: chief consultant, Dr. Richard Schodde ; consultant, Fred Cooke
Publisher: Weldon Owen
Published: 2006
Place of publication: McMahons Point, N.S.W
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781740893558
Subjects: Birds; Dictionaries; Encyclopedias
Other titles: Birds
Description: This is a book for anyone with a thirst for knowledge about birds. It spells out what sets birds apart from other animals, form their remarkable plumage and flight to their hatching of warm-blooded young from eggs. It looks into their origins and their relationships with reptiles. It investigates their life-cycles, adaptations, and habitats. Above all, it details their deversity and threats to survival. It is a book about birdlife and the life of birds on a global scale, and is brilliantly illustrated.
Notes: Includes index and glossary.