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Title informationTo be completed in 2006 with Volume 7 Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds: Volume 4Series: THE HANDBOOK OF AUSTRALIAN, NEW ZEALAND AND ANTARCTIC BIRDS 4 Parrots to Dollarbirds Edited by Peter J Higgins
1248 pages, 52 col & 150 b/w plates.Oxford University Press
Hardcover | 1999 | £190.00 | approx. $274/€195
 #10669 | ISBN-10: 0195530713
Volume 4 covers 119 species, of which 107 breed in the region. They include some of the most spectacular birds found in HANZAB, such as cockatoos and cockatiels; parrots, fig-parrots, rosellas and lorikeets; cuckoos and koels; owls; barn owls; frog mouths; nightjars; goatsuckers or nighthawks; owlet-nightjars; swifts; kingfishers; bee-eaters; and dollarbirds. The information is presented in sections: field identification; habitat; distribution and population; movements; food; social organisation; social behaviour; voice; breeding; plumages; and external morphology. The accounts include black and white illustrations of behavioural postures and plumage features, maps showing breeding and non-breeding distribution, sonograms of calls and songs, and diagrams of timing of breeding and moulting. The accounts conclude with a full list of references.  Petzl Tikka XP Headlamp Equipment (Black & Red) | £38.00 | approx. $55/€39 Other products in Head Torches  Minox BV 8x25 BRW Binoculars High quality compacts to keep in your pocket for chance bird and insect sightings. Equipment | £109.00 | approx. $157/€112 Other products in Binoculars  BirdVoicePEN: Pen & Organiser & Field Guide Equipment | 2007 | £134.95 | approx. $195/€138 Other products in Wildlife Sound Players Other titles from the same publisher  related organisations include: McPherson Natural History Unit Sound Archive Ornithological Society of New Zealand If you are involved in a scientific, conservation or environmental organisation and would like to be listed, please see our NHBS-Xchange information page. |
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