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The most accurate guide to feathers of European birds ever published.
This book offers an innovative identification key, designed according to colour in addition to feather structure and shape.
Collection and conservation methods, locations of feathers on the bird, and identification and description of the feathers of more than 400 species are clearly explained and richly illustrated.
The large format of this book allows feathers to be shown in as much detail as possible, allowing readers to get to grips with the subtleties of their identification.
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Collecting methods, conservation and identification
2. Factors useful for identification
3. Determining the location of a feather on a bird
4. Flight and tail feather shapes and adaptations
5. Keys to flight and tail feather determination
6. Some examples of identifiable body feathers
7. Exercise in the identification of some feathers of common species
8. Species descriptions
Appendices
1. Collecting methods, conservation and identification
2. Factors useful for identification
3. Determining the location of a feather on a bird
4. Flight and tail feather shapes and adaptations
5. Keys to flight and tail feather determination
6. Some examples of identifiable body feathers
7. Exercise in the identification of some feathers of common species
8. Species descriptions
Appendices
Product details
| Published | May 10 2022 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 400 |
| ISBN | 9781472971722 |
| Imprint | Helm |
| Illustrations | Over 400 photographs |
| Dimensions | 0 x 0 inches |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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