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The Birds of Africa: Volume VIII

The Malagasy Region: Madagascar, Seychelles, Comoros, Mascarenes

Illustrated by Brian Small, John Gale
Format: Hardback
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London, United Kingdom
Imprint: Poyser
Published: 18th Jul 2013
Dimensions: w 255mm h 375mm d 73mm
Weight: 4877g
ISBN-10: 0713665327
ISBN-13: 9780713665321
Barcode No: 9780713665321
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Synopsis
Universally recognised as by far the most authoritative work ever published on the subject, The Birds of Africa is a superb multi-contributor reference work, with encyclopaedic species texts, stunning paintings of all species and numerous subspecies, informative line drawings, detailed range maps, and extensive bibliographies. Each volume contains an Introduction that brings the reader up to date with the latest developments in African ornithology, including the evolution and biogeography of African birds. Diagnoses of the families and genera, often with superspecies maps, are followed by the comprehensive species accounts themselves. These include descriptions of range and status, field characters, voice, general habits, food, and breeding habits. Full bibliographies, acoustic references, and indexes complete this scholarly work of reference. This eighth and final volume covers the Malagasy region which comprises Madagascar and the various islands and archipelagos of the Indian Ocean including the Seychelles, the Comoros, Mauritius and Reunion. Every resident and migrant species is covered in full detail, comparable to other volumes in the series, and with a colour map for each species. Vagrants are treated in less detail. All species are illustrated on a beautiful series of 64 colour plates, with original artwork from John Gale and Brian Small. This is a major work of reference on the birds of the region and will remain the standard text for many years to come.

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...this stone tablet of a tome contains pretty much all you need to know on the birds of the African Indian Ocean or Malagasy region. ...This volume really does serve as an excellent deep reference * Birdwatch * a magnificent multi-authored work, scholarly, comprehensive and edited to a uniform standard of easy-on-the-eye, excellently presented texts. ...What a monumental work. What a magnificent achievement, the authors, collaborators and publishers are to be warmly congratulated. * ABC Bulletin * ...a major scientific work. * Scottish Birds *