Ency of Birds鸟类大全
2007-1
北京科文图书业信息技术有限公司
本社 编
320
Birds have been a source of fascination and mystery for humans throughout the world, and throughout time.The Encyclopedia of Birds reveals in striking detail the rich variety of bird life,from the exotic to the common that we can see everyday in our locality; birds whose songs and silhouettes in flight we often take for granted. But you will also find, photographed close-up with stunning clarity, occasional visitors to these shores, together with images of birds from all over the world.Splendidly illustrated, featuring more than 400 species in a highly informative text,The Encyclopedia of Birds offers a window on the world of the extraordinary diversity of birds on our planet.
IntroductionNON-PASSERINES Ostrich and allies Ostrich Greater Rhea Emu Southern/ Double-wattled Cassowary Undulated Tinamou Brown Kiwi Elegant Tinamou Penguins Diver and Grebes Common Loon/ Great Northern Diver Little Grebe Great Crested Grebe Albatross, Petrels, and allies Wandering Albatross Wilson's Storm-Petrel Southern Giant Petrel Northern Fuhnar Fairy Prion Manx Shearwater Pelicans and allies White-tailed Tropicbird Brown Pelican (American) White Pelican (Northern) Gannet Blue-footed Booby Masked/Blue-faced Booby Double-crested Cormorant Great Cormorant Anhinga European Shag Great Frigatebird/Greater Frigate Bird Herons, Bitterns, Storks and allies (Great) Bittern American Bittern Herons Cattle Egret Snowy Egret Shoebill White Stork Wood Stork Marabou Stork Ibises Greater Flamingo Eurasian Spoonbill Swans, Geese and Ducks Mute Swan Whooper Swan Bewick's Swan True Geese Mallard (Northern) Pintail (Common) Teal Wood Duck Goosander/Common Merganser Mandarin Duck King Eider Canvasback Tufted Duck Pochard Birds of prey: Eagles, Vultures, Hawks and allies California Condor Andean Condor Egyptian Vulture Turkey Vulture Lammergeier/Bearded Vulture Griffon Vulture Osprey Red Kite Black Kite (Western) Marsh Harrier/Swamp Harrier Hen/Northern Harrier Montagu's Harrier Hawks Common Buzzard Rough-legged Buzzard/Hawk Bald Eagle Golden Eagle Harpy Eagle Crested Caracara Secretary Bird (Common) Kestrel Merlin (Eurasian) Hobby Lanner Falcon Peregrine (Falcon) Fowl Malleefowl Australian Brush-Turkey Plain Chachalaca Wild Turkey Black Grouse Sage Grouse Rock Ptarmigan Capercaillie Quails Common/Grey Partridge Temminck's Tragopan Common Pheasant Blue Peafowl/Peacock Impeyan Monal/Himalayan Monal Red Junglefowl ……PasserinesIndex of Common NamesIndex of Scientific NamesPicutre Credits
