The dictionary of birds in color
By: Bruce Campbell ; American consultant editor, Richard T. Holmes ; photos. mainly from Ardea Photographics.
Series: A Studio book
Publisher: Viking Press
Published: 1974
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
Subjects: Birds -- Dictionaries
Description: The first section contains a listing, with description, of the orders and families of birds. Information generally includes characteristics, distribution, distinguishing marks, number of genera and/or species. A second section contains 1008 color photographs of the birds in natural setting. Arrangement is by family as listed in section one. The third part gives accounts of 1200 species arranged alphabetically by scientific name. Cross references from common to scientific name are provided.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.