This book depicts every species, showing races where relevant, and covering every aspect of the natural history and identification of the species treated.
Nightingale juxtaposes the bird of poetry, music, myth and lore with the living bird of wood and scrubland, unpicking the entangled relationship between them.
Nightjars of the World - Potoos, Frogmouths, Oilbird, and Owlet-nightjars
A state-of-the-art photographic field guide to the world's oceanic birds
This coherent and original portrait of opossums will be of particular interest to mammalogists, evolutionary biologists, and Neotropical field biologists as well as biomedical researchers working with Monodelphis domestica as a model organism.
Orang-Utan: The Natural History of an Endangered Ape presents the natural world of the orang-utan and its rain forest home.
A fascinating look at one of the greatest conservation success stories of the modern era: the wildly popular, unique, and thrilling raptor, the Osprey.
Paul Chanin reports on the results of recent research studies and comments on what is now known about the causes of the decline and the eventual recovery of this charming - and still very elusive - mammal.
The book reveals all sorts of curious and unexpected facts about the owls found in Britain, and also some oddities about those species found elsewhere.
Owls of the World - A Photographic Guide, second edition
This is the first book dedicated primarily to the field identification of parrots.
Parrots of the Wild explores recent scientific discoveries and what they reveal about the lives of wild parrots
Barbara Allen skilfully weaves together wildlife trivia, historical tales and the latest research to provide an engaging account of the cultural and natural history of this emblematic bird.
An acclaimed photographic guide to these marvelous and enigmatic birds—now in a new, updated edition
This is the last part of the three volume set monograph Peonies of the World.
Petrels Night And Day - A Sound Approach Guide
Including buttonquails, sandgrouse and allies
This is the first book to be dedicated to the identification of pigeons and doves in the field and incorporates all recent information on the 313 species, as well as detailing, with great precision, their identifying characteristics.
This guide covers the 26 species of northern hemisphere pipits and wagtails in detail.
This is a natural and cultural history of the polar bear, describing the evolution, species, habitat and behaviour of the animal.
Polecats unveils the overlooked resurgence of these elusive creatures in Britain, tracing their solitary journey from near extinction to stealthy repopulation.
This short book introduces you to proboscis monkeys by telling you about them and their behaviour.
In Quetzals, the renowned ornithologist Alan F. Poole introduces readers to one of the world's most alluring group of birds.
Raccoon offers a lively consideration of this misunderstood outlaw species.
