Feathers: An Identification Guide to the Feathers of Western European Birds
Autor Cloé Fraigneauen Limba Engleză Hardback – 25 noi 2021
This guide to the feathers of Europe's birds presents a novel and innovative method to recognise the feathers of Europe's birds. Covering over 400 species, an innovative key allows for exceptionally precise identification by colour as well feather structure and shape.
Collection and conservation methods, locations of feathers on the bird, and identification and description of the feathers of species are clearly explained and richly illustrated, with more than 400 photographs. The large format of the book allows feathers to be shown in great detail.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781472971722
ISBN-10: 1472971728
Pagini: 400
Ilustrații: Over 400 photographs
Dimensiuni: 200 x 288 x 34 mm
Greutate: 1.68 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Helm
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1472971728
Pagini: 400
Ilustrații: Over 400 photographs
Dimensiuni: 200 x 288 x 34 mm
Greutate: 1.68 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Helm
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Cuprins
Introduction
1. Collecting methods, conservation and identification
2. Factors useful for identification
3. Determining the location of a feather on a bird
4. Flight and tail feather shapes and adaptations
5. Keys to flight and tail feather determination
6. Some examples of identifiable body feathers
7. Exercise in the identification of some feathers of common species
8. Species descriptions
Appendices
1. Collecting methods, conservation and identification
2. Factors useful for identification
3. Determining the location of a feather on a bird
4. Flight and tail feather shapes and adaptations
5. Keys to flight and tail feather determination
6. Some examples of identifiable body feathers
7. Exercise in the identification of some feathers of common species
8. Species descriptions
Appendices
Recenzii
This is an attractive book that will be of great use to anyone who collects feathers, and to a wider audience too.
A beautiful and highly original work.
A beautiful and highly original work.