Birds of Paradise and Bower Birds

Joseph M. Forshaw

Collins

The Birds of Paradise and Bower Birds

William Collins Publishers

Pp. 584, 158 color plates. Cloth, DJ, folio. The scarce original printing of this ornithological classic. Describes and illustrates 470 species of parrots. The color plates in this edition are truly spectacular.

Parrots of the World

Doubleday Company, Inc.

From the macaws of South America to the cockatoos of Australia, parrots are among the most beautiful and exotic birds in the world - and also among the most endangered. This stunningly illustrated, easy-to-use field guide covers all 356 species and well-differentiated subspecies of parrots, and is the only guide organised by geographical distribution - Australasian, Afro-Asian, and neotropical. It features 146 superb colour plates depicting every kind of parrot, as well as detailed, facing-page species accounts that describe key identification features, distribution, subspeciation, habitat and status.

CSIRO Publishing

From the macaws of South America to the cockatoos of Australia, parrots are among the most beautiful and exotic birds in the world--and also among the most endangered. This stunningly illustrated, easy-to-use field guide covers all 356 species and well-differentiated subspecies of parrots, and is the only guide organized by geographical distribution--Australasian, Afro-Asian, and neotropical. It features 146 superb color plates depicting every kind of parrot, as well as detailed, facing-page species accounts that describe key identification features, distribution, subspeciation, habitat, and status. Color distribution maps show ranges of all subspecies, and field identification is further aided by relevant upperside and underside flight images. This premier field guide also shows where to observe each species in the wild, helping make this the most comprehensive and user-friendly guide to the parrots of the world.
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 <li>The only parrot guide to focus on geographical distribution </li>
 <li>Covers all 356 species </li>
 <li>Features 146 color plates depicting all species and well-differentiated subspecies </li>
 <li>Provides detailed facing-page species accounts that describe key identification features, distribution, subspeciation, habitat, and status </li>
 <li>Includes color distribution maps </li>
 <li>Shows where to observe each species in the wild</li>
 
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Parrots of the World (Princeton Field Guides)

Reference

Princeton University Press

Pp. 584, 158 fine color plates from paintings by W. Cooper. Publisher's original full green morocco leather, spine with four raised bands, two compartments with red morocco title and publisher labels that are lettered in gilt, green endpapers, folio (15 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches). The scarce original printing of this ornithological classic. Considered by many to be one of the truly great twentieth century bird books. The work describes and illustrates 340 species of parrots. The color plates in this edition are truly spectacular. This copy, bound in full green morocco, was purchased directly from Lansdowne in Melbourne, Australia. This is the publisher's binding, yet there is no record of a leather-bound edition of this classic. No ownership marks and no signs of use.

Imprint unknown

Pp. 640, 62 full page color plates after paintings by William T.Cooper, 14 plain text-figures (maps, diagrams and cladograms), 58 color distribution maps, 17 color photos of habitats. Publisher's original green cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, color pictorial dust jacket, sm folio. This is the completely revised and greatly expanded third edition. Australia is home to one-sixth of the world's species of parrots. Every part of the vast Australian continent is inhabited by parrots, from tropical forests of Queensland to the sandy deserts of the interior. Also, the Budgerigar (the budgie), the world's most popular cage bird, hails from Australia. This third edition is the first to introduce biochemical analyses for taxonomic identification; this edition also contains significant information on threatened species and on hybrids recorded in wild or in captivity. No ownership marks and no signs of use.

Australian Parrots, Third Edition

Science & Math

Biological Sciences

Avi-Trader Publishing

A Natural History of Australian Parrots: A Tribute to William T. Cooper (1934-2015)

Nokomis Editions

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