Grassfinches in Australia / Joseph M. Forshaw, Mark Shephard ; illustrated by Anthony Pridham ; line drawings and text figures by Frank Knight.
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TextPublication details: Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO, 2012Description: xvi, 318 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 33 cmISBN: 9780643096349 (hbk.)Subject(s): Grass finches -- Australia | Grass finchesDDC classification: 598.88 Summary: The only up-to-date, fully illustrated monograph on all Australian species of grass finches. This book will appeal to the interested ornithologists, the wildlife art book collector and the avicultural market. In this volume Joseph Forshaw, Mark Shephard and Anthony Pridham have summarised our present knowledge of each species, and have given readers a visual appreciation of the birds in their natural habitats and in aviculture. The resulting combination of superb artwork and scientifically accurate text ensures that this volume will become the standard reference work on Australian grass finches. Also included are text illustrations by Frank Knight.
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| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Adult Nonfiction | Q 598 .88 FOR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111052124128 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 298-311) and index.
The only up-to-date, fully illustrated monograph on all Australian species of grass finches. This book will appeal to the interested ornithologists, the wildlife art book collector and the avicultural market. In this volume Joseph Forshaw, Mark Shephard and Anthony Pridham have summarised our present knowledge of each species, and have given readers a visual appreciation of the birds in their natural habitats and in aviculture. The resulting combination of superb artwork and scientifically accurate text ensures that this volume will become the standard reference work on Australian grass finches. Also included are text illustrations by Frank Knight.
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