9780691164243 - Birds of New Guinea: Distribution, Taxonomy, and Systematics von Beehler, Bruce M.; Pratt, Thane K. (3 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. A Very Good+ 1st Impression copy of this 688pp technical study of New Guinea's bird fauna. The text is pristine, there are no inscriptions, the binding remains tight and there is very little wear to black cloth boards. There is some discolouration to bottom edge of text block only. The dust wrapper displays only light hints of use to surfaces/edges and remains Very Good+. Please see five pictures attached. Note: Owing to 1.7kg weight an adjustment to shipping charge may be requested for some International destinations.

Octavo,668 pp.,photographs, map. New Guinea is famous for its spectacular bird fauna characterized by cassowaries, megapodes, pigeons, parrots, kingfishers, and owlet-nightjars, as well as the iconic birds of paradise and bowerbirds. Of the nearly 800 species of birds recorded from New Guinea, more than 350 are endemic. This comprehensive annotated checklist of distribution, taxonomy, and systematics of the birds of New Guinea is the first formal review of this avifauna since Ernst Mayr's Checklist, published in 1941. This new book brings together all the systematic, taxonomic, and distributional research conducted on the region's bird families over the last 70 years. Bruce Beehler and Thane Pratt provide the scientific foundation for the names, geographic distributions, and systematic arrangement of New Guinea's bird fauna. All technical information is annotated and a geographic gazetteer and bibliography are included. This book is an ideal complement to the Birds of New Guinea field guide also published by Princeton, and is an essential technical reference for all scientific libraries, ornithologists, and those interested in bird classification.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. revised ed. edition. 672 pages. 10.00x7.25x2.00 inches. In Stock.