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Author Dutson, Guy C. L.

Title Birds of Melanesia : the Bismarcks, Solomons, Vanuatu and New Caledonia / Guy Dutson : illustrated by Richard Allen ... [and others]
Published London : Christopher Helm, 2011

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Location Call no. Vol. Availability
 MELB  598.095 Dut/Bom  AVAILABLE
Description 447 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Series Helm field guides
Helm field guides.
Contents Contents note continued: Plate 32 Ground Doves -- Plate 33 Fruit Doves -- Plate 34 Imperial Pigeons I -- Plate 35 Imperial Pigeons II -- Plate 36 Other Pigeons I -- Plate 37 Other Pigeons II -- Plate 38 Cockatoos and Lories -- Plate 39 Lorikeets, Parakeets and Parrots -- Plate 40 Lorikeets and Pygmy Parrots -- Plate 41 Cuckoos -- Plate 42 Coucals and Koel -- Plate 43 Nightbirds and Barn Owls -- Plate 44 Owls -- Plate 45 Swifts -- Plate 46 Small Kingfishers -- Plate 47 Large Bismarck Kingfishers -- Plate 48 Large Solomons, Vanuatu and New Caledonia Kingfishers -- Plate 49 Bee-eaters, Dollarbird, Hornbill and Pittas -- Plate 50 Bismarcks Swallows, Wagtails and Trillers -- Plate 51 Bismarcks Cuckooshrikes -- Plate 52 Bismarcks Sunbirds, Flowerpecker and Honeyeaters -- Plate 53 Bismarcks Myzomelas -- Plate 54 Bismarcks Fantails and Whistlers -- Plate 55 Bismarcks Monarchs -- Plate 56 Bismarcks Flycatchers and Flyrobins -- Plate 57 Bismarcks Thrushes, Warblers and White-Eyes --
Contents note continued: Plate 58 Bismarcks Thicketbirds, Warblers and Bush Chat -- Plate 59 Bismarcks Drongos, Woodswallow, Crow and Starlings -- Plate 60 Bismarcks Parrotfinch and Mannikins -- Plate 61 Solomons Cuckooshrikes -- Plate 62 Solomons Sunbird, Flowerpecker and Honeyeaters -- Plate 63 Solomons Whistlers -- Plate 64 Solomons Fantails and Flycatchers -- Plate 65 Solomons Monarchs -- Plate 66 Solomons Swallows, Thrushes and Crows -- Plate 67 Solomons Warblers, Robin, Parrotfinch and Mannikin -- Plate 68 Solomons White-Eyes -- Plate 69 Solomons Drongo, Starlings and Mynas -- Plate 70 Makira Passerlines I -- Plate 71 Makira Passerines II -- Plate 72 Makira Passerines III -- Plate 73 Makira Passerines IV -- Plate 74 Rennell Passerines I -- Plate 75 Rennell Passerines II -- Plate 76 Temotu Passerines I -- Plate 77 Temotu Passerines II -- Plate 78 Vanuatu Passerines I -- Plate 79 Vanuatu Passerines II -- Plate 80 Vanuatu Passerines III -- Plate 81 Vanuatu Passerines IV --
Contents note continued: Plate 6 Smaller Shearwaters and Petrels -- Plate 7 Storm Petrels -- Plate 8 Boobies -- Plate 9 Tropicbirds, Frigatebirds and Pelican -- Plate 10 Cassowary, Cormorants, Megapodes and Junglefowl -- Plate 11 Herons, Egrets, Ibis and Spoonbill -- Plate 12 Herons, Bitterns and Kagu -- Plate 13 Kites, Harrier and Honey Buzzard -- Plate 14 Osprey and Sea Eagles -- Plate 15 Variable Goshawk and Bismarcks Hawks -- Plate 16 Other Goshawks -- Plate 17 Pacific Baza and Falcons -- Plate 18 Quail, Buttonquails and Crakes -- Plate 19 Rails and Bush-Hen -- Plate 20 Woodford's Rail, Gallinules and Jacana -- Plate 21 Large Shorebirds -- Plate 22 Plovers -- Plate 23 Curlews, Godwits and Turnstone -- Plate 24 Sandpipers and Tattlers -- Plate 25 Knots, Ruff, Snipes and Phalarope -- Plate 26 Small Sandpipers -- Plate 27 Gulls and large Terns -- Plate 28 Smaller Terns -- Plate 29 Pelagic Terns and Noddies -- Plate 30 Skuas and Jaegers -- Plate 31 Cuckoo-Doves --
Contents note continued: Plate 82 New Caledonia Passerines I -- Plate 83 New Caledonia Passerines II -- Plate 84 New Caledonia Passerines III -- Plate 85 New Caledonia Passerines IV -- Plate 86 New Caledonia Passerines V
Machine generated contents note: Aims of this book -- Geographical coverage -- Maps -- Island types and climate -- Vegetation and habitats -- MELANESIAN ORNITHOLOGY -- Nomenclature -- Taxonomy -- Biogeography and island distributions -- Endemism -- Migration -- Introduced species -- How many bird species in Melanesia? -- BIRDWATCHING IN MELANESIA -- Identifying birds -- Plumages and moult -- Finding birds -- Studying birds -- Birdwatching etiquette -- Birdwatching sites -- Organisations and records -- Further reading -- CONSERVATION -- Threats and solutions -- Globally threatened species -- Extinct species -- USING THE PLATES AND SPECIES TEXTS -- ISLAND GROUPS OF MELANESIA -- CHECKLIST OF THE BIRDS OF MELANESIA -- COLOUR PLATES -- Plate 1 Grebes, Whistling Ducks and Diving Ducks -- Plate 2 Dabbling Ducks -- Plate 3 Albatrosses, Large Petrels and Shearwaters -- Plate 4 Larger Shearwaters and smaller all-dark Petrels -- Plate 5 Smaller Pterodroma Petrels and Prions --
Summary This guide covers the species-rich Melanesia region of the south-west Pacific, from New Caledonia and the Solomons through the Bismarcks to Vanuatu, an increasingly popular destination for tours and travellers and one that has never before had complete field-guide coverage
Notes Formerly CIP. Uk
Maps on lining papers
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Bird watching -- Guidebooks.
Birds -- Melanesia.
Birds -- New Caledonia -- Identification.
Birds -- New Caledonia.
Birds -- Papua New Guinea -- Bismarck Archipelago -- Identification.
Birds -- Papua New Guinea -- Bismarck Archipelago.
Birds -- Solomon Islands -- Identification.
Birds -- Solomon Islands.
Birds -- Vanuatu -- Identification.
Birds -- Vanuatu.
Genre/Form Guidebooks.
Author Allen, Richard, 1964-
ISBN 0713665408 (paperback)
9780713665406 (paperback)
(epub)
(epdf)