The dazzling insect- and nectar-eating sunbirds in Asia and Africa are among the most glamorous of all bird families. This comprehensive book is the first guide to all sunbirds and to three other closely related families: the spiderhunters and flowerpeckers of Asia and the sugarbirds of southern Africa. This guide provides a full account of each species, including a summary of identification criteria, differences between similar species, descriptions of calls and songs, habitat, status, movements, food, habits, and ...
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The dazzling insect- and nectar-eating sunbirds in Asia and Africa are among the most glamorous of all bird families. This comprehensive book is the first guide to all sunbirds and to three other closely related families: the spiderhunters and flowerpeckers of Asia and the sugarbirds of southern Africa. This guide provides a full account of each species, including a summary of identification criteria, differences between similar species, descriptions of calls and songs, habitat, status, movements, food, habits, and breeding biology. There are also detailed distribution maps and forty-eight beautiful color plates. The illustrations accurately portray both sexes of each species and all major plumage variations, and in many cases depict the 176 species on their typical food plants. Readers will be able to use this volume to identify any of these beautiful, often iridescent plumed birds and to gain insight into their ecology, behavior, and habits.
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Add this copy of Sunbirds: a Guide to the Sunbirds, Spiderhunters, to cart. $15.89, good condition, Sold by HPB-Red rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Yale University Press.
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Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD Oversized.
Add this copy of Sunbirds: a Guide to the Sunbirds, Flowerpeckers, to cart. $25.30, very good condition, Sold by Buteo Books California rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from San Rafael, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Yale University Press.
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Very Good. Very good hardcover without dust jacket of The dazzling insect-and nectar-eating sunbirds in Asia and Africa are among the most glamorous of all bird families. This comprehensive book is the first guide to all sunbirds and to three other closely related families: the spiderhunters and flowerpeckers of Asia and the sugarbirds of southern Africa. Detailed distribution maps and forty-eight beautiful color plates. The illustrations accurately portray both sexes of each species and all major plumage variations, and in many cases depict the 176 species on their typical food plants.
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Very Good. Size: 6x1x9; Yale University Press; New Haven, 2001. Hardcover. A Very Good, green cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, binding firm, interior and extremities tidy, slightly bumped bottom spine edge, some scattered foxing to text block edges and half title page, slightly cocked, trace use/handling marks, in a Very Good, bit of sunning to panel/flap margins, some wear to panel corners, trace edge/corner wear, Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches], 384pp., indexed, references, color and b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
Add this copy of Sunbirds: a Guide to the Sunbirds, Spiderhunters, to cart. $41.99, very good condition, Sold by Avenue Victor Hugo Bookshop rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newmarket, NH, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Yale University Press.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Size: 6x1x9; Octavo, 9 3/4" tall, 384 pages with inter-textual black and white illustration plus color plates, green cloth. A near fine, clean, neat hard cover with light shelf wear, binding tight, paper white with slight foxing to the top fore-edge. In a near-fine, lightly worn dust jacket.
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Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Yale University Press, New Haven, CT. 2001. 380 pgs. Illustrated throughout. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The dazzling insect-and nectar-eating sunbirds in Asia and Africa are among the most glamorous of all bird families. This comprehensive book is the first guide to all sunbirds and to three other closely related families: the spiderhunters and flowerpeckers of Asia and the sugarbirds of southern Africa. This guide provides a full account of each species, including a summary of identification criteria, differences between similar species, descriptions of calls and songs, habitat, status, movements, food, habits, and breeding biology. There are also detailed distribution maps and forty-eight beautiful color plates. The illustrations accurately portray both sexes of each species and all major plumage variations, and in many cases depict the 176 species on their typical food plants. Readers will be able to use this volume to identify any of these beautiful, often iridescent plumed birds and to gain insight into their ecology, behavior, and habits. EB; 6.25 X 1.25 X 9.75 inches; 380 pages.
Add this copy of Sunbirds: a Guide to the Sunbirds, Spiderhunters, to cart. $116.28, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Yale University Press.
