Pheasants, Partridges, and Grouse: A Guide to the Pheasants, Partridges, Quails, Grouse, Guineafowl, Buttonquails, and Sandgrouse of the World (Princeton Field Guides) [Hardcover]

Steve Madge (Author), Phil McGowan (Author), Guy M. Kirwan (Author)

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Hardcover: 480 pages
Publisher: Princeton University Press (14 Jan 2002)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0691089086
ISBN-13: 978-0691089089
Product Dimensions: 24 x 16.6 x 3.2 cm
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,893,811 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This entire book must have been a labor of love for its authors. . . . [It] lets one appreciate the great beauty of these birds. . . . This new book satisfies my need to have close at hand a convenient world reference on one of my favorite groups of birds. -- Paul A. Johnsgard, Birding

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This guide brings together, for the first time within a single volume, a comprehensive review of all the world's pheasants, partridges, quails, grouse, turkeys, guineafowl, buttonquails, sandgrouse, and the enigmatic Plains-wanderer--over 250 species in all. The group includes some of the world's most familiar and beautiful birds, such as the Indian peafowl and the stunning tragopans, as well as some of the rarest and most threatened. This book concentrates on detailed identification and distribution, but also highlights conservation issues where relevant. The seventy-two color plates, by leading bird illustrators, show male, female, juvenile, and subspecies plumages, and form the finest set of illustrations of these birds to date. There is also a color distribution map for each species.

Pheasants, Partridges, and Grouse is a landmark volume in the literature of this attractive and vulnerable group of birds.

Comprehensive identification guide to over 250 species of pheasants, partridges, and grouse throughout the world
Detailed text covering identification, description, geographical variation, voice, status, habitat and behavior, distribution, movements, and measurements
72 color plates depicting male, female, juvenile, and subspecies plumages
Information on conservation issues
Glossary, index, reference, and bibliography

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful

Excellent book on the basics 1 May 2003

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Format:Hardcover

As with the vast majority, but not all, books that bite off huge taxonomic groups this one fails to provide detailed updated information on this group but does provide an overview and excellent illustrations. If you desire more than the basics purchase Johnsgard's books or some other title that limits its treatment. If its the basics that you desire its worth the money.

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Very good book on the subject 5 April 2008

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Very good book on the subject. Gives an excellent overview of the species comprised in this group of birds before getting into books specialized in each family/species.

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