The Birds of Paradise: Paradisaeidae
The Birds of Paradise: Paradisaeidae
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Book Description
Birds of paradise have long played a central part in human mythologies and captured the imagination of collectors, scientists, and naturalists. Birds of Paradise provides the first comprehensive, up-to-date, and scientifically accurate overview of the behavior, biology, ecology, biogeography,
and history of the most ornate and dramatic group of birds on earth. The book is lavishly illustrated with specially commissioned color depictions of all 42 species of birds of paradise and original line drawings of many behaviors never before recorded, as well as numerous maps and graphs. This
stunning book will delight a wide range of readers, from professional ornithologists to amateur naturalists.
The Birds of Paradise: Paradisaeidae,Clifford B. Frith,Bruce M. Beehler,Oxford University Press, USA,0198548532,Birds & Birdwatching - General,Birds of paradise,Individual Species Of Birds,Life Sciences - Ecology - Ecosystems,Life Sciences - Zoology - General,Nature,Science,Science/Mathematics,Animal behaviour,Animal ecology,Birds & birdwatching,Birds (ornithology),Life Sciences | Vertebrate Zoology | Ornithology,Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / Ornithology
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