| Description |
288 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm |
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Includes index. |
| Summary |
With their glorious colors, glittering iridescence, astonishing powers of flight, and many characteristics unique in the world of birds, hummingbirds are extraordinary--true jewels of nature. This beautiful book is a celebration of all aspects of hummingbirds and their world. It features hundreds of the most spectacular photographs of hummingbirds ever taken, exquisite illustrations, and a lively, readable text that presents the latest scientific information and includes up-to-date details about every species. |
| Contents |
An introduction to hummingbirds -- Adaptations for exceptional lifestyles -- Color and iridescence: flashes of brilliance -- Breeding: continuing the line -- Biogeography and biodiversity: the hummingbirds' realm -- Hummingbirds and people: history, discovery and culture -- Conservation: hummingbirds under threat -- In pursuit of hummingbirds: a photographic journey -- In search of nature's jewels: a personal quest -- Taxonomy: the birdlife list of species. |
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Hummingbirds -- Pictorial works.
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Hummingbirds.
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Trochilidae (family) (CStmoGRI)aat300256337
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Hummingbirds -- Pictorial works.
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Hummingbirds (OCoLC)fst00963726
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| Genre/Form |
Illustrated works (OCoLC)fst01423873
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Instructional and educational works (OCoLC)fst01919931
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Pictorial works (OCoLC)fst01423874
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Illustrated works.
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Instructional and educational works.
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| Added Author |
Swash, Andy, author.
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Melchels, Jeanne, illustrator.
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| Added Title |
Humming birds |
| ISBN |
9780691182124 (hardcover) |
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0691182124 (hardcover) |
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9780691225609 (ebook) |
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