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FINE/FINE COPY. BIRD FAMILIES OF THE WORLD SERIES. ILLUSTRATED BY BER VAN PERLO. SIX TO NINE CHAPTERS ON THE BIOLOGY FEEDING ECOLOGY BREEDING BEHAVIOUR EVOLUTIONARY RELATIONSHIPS AND CONSERVATION OF THE BIRDS IN THE FAMILY. SPECIALLY COMMISSIONED COLOUR PLATES BY A LEADING ARTIST SHOWING ADULTS OF ALL SPECIES AND MANY JUVENILES IMMATURES AND SUBSPECIES. BLACK AND WHITE 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). THESE WILL PROVIDE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE AND UP-TO-DATE SPECIES-LEVEL INFORMATION AVAILABLE. FULL BIBLIOGRAPHY AND INDEX.