Author

Contributions

  • Nurney, David - Contributor

Publication

2006 - Collins, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

128,250 words, Guess

Page Count

513 pages

Identifiers

and 1 more

Classifications

  • DDC598
  • LCCQL673 .B44 2006
  • LCCQL676

Alternate 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.

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