Water-lilies

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Philip Swindells

Gardening & Landscape Design

Christopher Helm Publishers Ltd.

Flowering plants are the dominant group in the plant world. They are our main source of food crops, timber, fibers, vegetable oils, gums, herbs, spices, flavorings, drugs and stimulants. Besides their practical uses, they decorate our gardens, parks and streets as trees, shrubs and flowers. This authoritative, expert text is complemented by specially commissioned color plates which are not only scientifically accurate but also constitute a superb collection of paintings. The wealth of information provided in this book will be both invaluable to the botanist and fascinating for the general reader. It will help to focus attention on the problems confronting this group of plants and will stimulate appreciation of their role in the environment.

Flowering Plants of the World

Science & Math

Nature & Ecology

An identification handbook of seabirds covers virtually all known seabird species and includes full-color illustrations, range maps, and detailed descriptions

Seabirds: An Identification Guide

Peter Harrison

Biological Sciences

Growing Roses

MICHAEL GIBSON

This book covers waterbirds and migrants as well as resident tropical species, and its treatment of such topics as plumages, vocalizations, food habits, nesting and distribution make it a comprehensive single-volume guide to the 830 species of birds in Costa Rica.

Guide to the Birds of Costa Rica

Skutch, Alexander F.

Stiles, Gary

Tracks and Signs of the Birds of Britain and Europe (Helm Identification Guides)

Sports & Outdoors

John, Ferguson

michael-lawrence

Roy Brown

Field Guides

Exploring Rural France (Exploring Rural)

Travel

ANDREW SANGER

Europe

Following the same format as other book in the series, this guide to North American wood warblers, the parulinae, looks at their distribution throughout the USA and into Central and South America. It contains a full text for each species, including wing-formulae" drawings. Some of the species covered find their way to the UK and Europe."

New World Warblers : An Identification Guide

Beadle, David

Curson, Jon

Kenya has an ornithological species list of over 1300, reserves in which to see the birds, and organized tours throughout the country. This guide to seeing birds in Kenya and Northern Tanzania covers every species to have occurred in the regions, and illustrates them all. It covers the essentials of identification and offers information on all the species. The book contains 1000 distribution maps.

Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania

Zimmerman, Dale A.

Pratt, Doug

Where to Watch Birds in Africa is a field guide designed to help birders and general wildlife enthusiasts organize the most enriching trips possible throughout this great continent. From Morocco to Madagascar, this book presents over 200 bird-watching sites in detail and describes the species endemic to Africa. The traveler will find practical information on climate, transportation, accommodations, health, and safety as well as advice on a number of strategic Where can we see birds that epitomize the continent? Which country supports the best cross-section of species and the most endemics? How many sites must be visited to see most of these birds? How much time do these trips take and when is the best time to go? Featuring over one hundred maps and fifty-one line drawings, this book is not only a guide but also a handy reference. Following a chapter on how to use the book, there is an introduction to the continent and its birds. The countries, archipelagos, and islands are then dealt with alphabetically. General introductions to each country are followed by site details, which include bird lists; a list of other wildlife present, if applicable; and the latest information on where to look for the best birds.

Where to Watch Birds in Africa (Where to Watch Birds)

Nigel Wheatley

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