Collins Birds of the world
By: Les Beletsky ; illustrated by David Nurney [and others]
Contributors: Nurney, David
Publisher: Collins
Published: 2006
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 513
ISBN-13: 9780007242368
Subjects: Birds; Identification; Pictorial works
Other titles: Birds of the world
Description: "This collection of art and text captures the grace, beauty, and flamboyance of the world's birds. In more than 500 pages, ornithologist Les Beletsky has gathered over 1,600 original paintings that reveal the form, posture, and plumage of all the avian families, featuring illustrations of more than 1,300 avian species. The paintings are from eleven of the world's leading bird artists, with many being published here for the first time." "Beletsky's detailed descriptions are paired with vivid images to show the diversity of the world's approximately 200 bird families. Backyard bird-watchers, avid birders, and professional ornithologists alike will find in these pages everything from the everyday to the exotic, from diminutive hummingbirds to massive ostriches, from Antarctic penguins to tropical parrots."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes index and bibliography.