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 Handbook of the Birds of the World (Volume 3): Hoatzin to Auks
by Josep del Hoyo, Andrew Elliott & Jordi Sargatal (Editors)
The Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) series is the first work ever to illustrate and deal in detail with all the species of birds in the world. Volume 3 covers Order Opisthocomiformes: Opisthocomidae (Hoatzin); Order Gruiformes: Mesithornithidae (Mesites), Turnicidae (Buttonquails), Gruidae (Cranes), Aramidae (Limpkin), Psophiidae (Trumpeters), Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules and Coots), Heliornithidae (Finfoots), Rhynochetidae (Kagu), Eurypygidae (Sunbittern), Cariamidae (Seriemas), Otididae (Bustards}; Order Charadriiformes: Jacanidae (Jacanas), Rostratulidae (Painted Snipes), Dromadidae (Crab Plover), Haematopodidae (Oystercatchers), Ibidorhynchidae (Ibisbill), Recurvirostridae (Avocets and Stilts), Burhinidae (Thick-Knees), Glareolidae (Pratincoles and Coursers), Charadriidae (Plovers), Scolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies), Pedionomidae (Plains-Wanderers), Thinocoridae (Seedsnipes), Chionidae (Sheathbills), Stercorariidae (Skuas), Laridae (Gulls), Sternidae (Terns), Rhynchopidae (Skimmers), Alcidae (Auks).
Item Number: HB03
ISBN: 8487334202
Pages: 752 pp.
Published: 1996
Illustrations: Color plates, photographs, and maps
Binding: Hardcover
Size: 12.2" x 9.4"
Price: $255.00
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