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Collins Field Guide - Birds of the West Indies [Hardcover]

James Bond (Author)

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Book Description

Publication Date: 4 Mar 2002 | Series: Collins Field Guide

From Grand Bahama Island in the north to Grenada in the south, this is an identification guide to the birds of a popular tourist destination renowned for the variety and diversity of its birdlife.

The West Indies include the Bahama Islands, the Greater Antilles (Cuba, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico), and the Lesser Antilles (Anguilla, Nevis and St Kitts, Martinique, St Lucia, Barbados, Grenadines, St Vincent). It is a tropical avifaunal region which includes such species as the tiny bee hummingbird, parrots, honey-creepers and todies.

For every resident species there are notes on diagnostic characters, local names, voice, habitat, identification and range. The birds are faithfully illustrated with 155 species shown in colour and a further 186 in black and white.

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From Grand Bahama Island in the north to Grenada in the south, this is an identification guide to the birds of a popular tourist destination renowned for the variety and diversity of its birdlife.

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Product details

Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: Collins; (Reissue) edition (4 Mar 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0002191911
ISBN-13: 978-0002191913
Product Dimensions: 19 x 13 x 2 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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“This illustrated guide will be a great boon to professional and amateur, even traveller and visitor with the most casual interest in birds”. NATURE

“Mr Bond’s volume is intended for a quick reference and is planned to enable the birds of the West Indian islands to be identified with the minimum of trouble and minimum of description. For purposes of identification the colour plates in this volume could not be bettered”. TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT

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COLLINS FIELD GUIDE

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EASY TO USE • HIGHLY ILLUSTRATED

From Grand Bahama Island in the north to Grenada in the South, this unique guide covers a tropical avifaunal region which includes such species as the tiny Bee Hummingbird, parrots, honey-creepers and todies.

For every resident species there are notes on diagnostic characters, local names, voice habitat, identification and range. The birds are faithfully illustrated with 155 species shown in colour and a further 186 in black and white.

"This illustrated guide will be a great boon to professional and amateur, even traveller and visitor with the most casual interest in birds."
NATURE

"Mr Bond's volume is intended for quick reference and is planned to enable the birds of the West Indian islands to be identified with the minimum of trouble and minimum of description. For purposes of identification the colour plates in this volume could not be bettered."
TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT

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3.0 out of 5 stars Not the easiest book for "in the field " use. 30 Nov 2001

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Buyers need to be aware that relatively few species are illustrated in colour, and some not at all. As the intro states, the book is best used in conjunction with a North American Bird Book.

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4.0 out of 5 stars excellent if limited in scope 27 Nov 2001

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As ever the Collins guides are the ones to have, and this is as informative and well-illustrated as the rest in the series. However, this is such a limited-interest title, one has to wonder why Collins keep it in print. It may be for nostalgic reasons - the author was reputed to have inspired Ian Fleming to use his name when trying to name his secret agent character.

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5.0 out of 5 stars great book 10 Nov 2009

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I've been looking for this book for while, searching through the book shop with no success.it was easy online.

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