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Description: |
xiii, 293 pages, 55 leaves of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-249) and index. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Summary: This book treats all of the more than 700 species of birds recorded from the region, illustrating more than 600 of them in forty-seven fine color plates and eight black-and-white halftone plates. A chief contribution of the book is the wealth of information on the habits of many of the region's little-known species.Included is an ornithological gazetteer, along with four maps showing natural features and important ornithological localities. |
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Elect. Loc./Access: |
Publisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/prin031/85042673.html |
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Index - Uncontrolled: |
Birds Identification New Guinea |