This book - a visual guide to the structure and anatomy of birds - is one of the most heavily illustrated ornithology references ever written. A concise atlas of anatomy, it contains more than 200 specially prepared accurate and clear drawings that include material never illustrated before. The text is as informative as the drawings; written at a level appropriate to undergraduate students and to bird lovers in general, it discusses why birds look and act the way they do. Designed to supplement a basic ornithology textbook, the "Manual of Ornithology" covers systematics and evolution, topography, feathers and flight, the skeleton and musculature, and the digestive, circulatory, respiratory, excretory, reproductive, sensory and nervous systems of birds, as well as field techniques for watching and studying birds. Each chapter concludes with a list of key references for the topic covered, with a comprehensive bibliography at the end of the volume. The book should be a guide and reference for every level of bird study - a basic tool for investigation for anyone curious about the fascinating world of birds.
- ISBN10 0300057466
- ISBN13 9780300057461
- Publish Date 24 February 1993
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 22 September 2006
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Yale University Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 352
- Language English