The Bowerbirds

Ptilonorhynchidae

Clifford B. Frith and Dawn W. Frith
Illustrated by Eustace Barnes, Sonogram production by Michael McGuire, Series editors: C. M. Perrins, W. J. Bock, and J. Kikkawa

Bird Families of the World

• Bird Families of the World is a multivolume series of handbooks, intended to serve the interests of both the professional scientist and the ever-growing body of amateur ornithologists. Each volume provides a comprehensive and accurate synthesis of our knowledge of one bird family or several related families
• Seven general chapters on the biology, feeding ecology, breeding behaviour, evolutionary relationships, and conservation of the birds in the family
• 6 specially commissioned colour plates by Eustace Barnes, showing adults of all species and many juveniles, immatures and subspecies, plus 2 plates of colour photographs
• Numerous line drawings illustrating special features and behaviour
• Descriptions of each species individually, including appearance, weights, and measurements; field characters; voice; habitat and food; breeding behaviour; life cycle; and range and status (with distribution map). This provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date species-level information available
• Full bibliography and index

The Bowerbirds

Ptilonorhynchidae

Clifford B. Frith and Dawn W. Frith
Illustrated by Eustace Barnes, Sonogram production by Michael McGuire, Series editors: C. M. Perrins, W. J. Bock, and J. Kikkawa

Bird Families of the World

Description

The Bowerbirds

Ptilonorhynchidae

Clifford B. Frith and Dawn W. Frith
Illustrated by Eustace Barnes, Sonogram production by Michael McGuire, Series editors: C. M. Perrins, W. J. Bock, and J. Kikkawa

Bird Families of the World

Table of Contents

The Bowerbirds

Ptilonorhynchidae

Clifford B. Frith and Dawn W. Frith
Illustrated by Eustace Barnes, Sonogram production by Michael McGuire, Series editors: C. M. Perrins, W. J. Bock, and J. Kikkawa

Bird Families of the World

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