A Field Guide To The Birds Of Hawaii And The Tropical Pacific

Author : H. Douglas Pratt,Phillip L. Bruner,Delwyn G. Berrett
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2023-06-06
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780691257761

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A Field Guide to the Birds of Hawaii and the Tropical Pacific by H. Douglas Pratt,Phillip L. Bruner,Delwyn G. Berrett Pdf

This is the first field guide to the identification of the birds of the islands of the tropical Pacific, including the Hawaiian Islands, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, southeastern Polynesia, and Micronesia. It is intended both as a reference for the expert and as an introduction to birding in the region for the novice. Small enough to be carried afield, it contains much previously unpublished information about behavior, vocalizations, ecology, and distribution. The forty-five color plates depict all plumages of all bird species that breed in the islands, as well as of those that regularly visit them and the surrounding oceans, and of most species believed to be extinct on the islands. Black-and-white figures show many of the rarer visitors. Introductory sections discuss the tropical Pacific as an environment for birds, problems of birding on islands, and bird conservation. Appendixes include maps of the island groups and a thorough bibliography.

Author : H. Douglas Pratt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:987168396

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A field guide to the birds of Hawaii and the tropical Pacific by H. Douglas Pratt Pdf

Author : Ber van Perlo
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 69 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2011-03-31
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780007413362

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Birds of New Zealand, Hawaii, Central and West Pacific (Collins Field Guide) by Ber van Perlo Pdf

The essential guide to identifying every species of bird you may see in this area, for both tourists and wildlife enthusiasts.

Author : Roger Tory Peterson,Virginia Marie Peterson
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Nature
ISBN : 061813218X

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A Field Guide to Western Birds by Roger Tory Peterson,Virginia Marie Peterson Pdf

"The Birder’s Bible" for more than 60 years, Roger Tory Peterson’s classic Field Guide to Western Birds includes all species found in North America west of the 100th meridian and north of Mexico. Featuring the unique Peterson Identification System, Western Birds contains 165 full-color paintings that show more than 1,000 birds from 700 species. Summer and winter ranges, breeding grounds, and other special range data are shown on easy-to-read range maps.

Author : Marco Lambertini
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2000-05-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780226468280

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A Naturalist's Guide to the Tropics by Marco Lambertini Pdf

Beautifully illustrated throughout with color plates, photographs, and drawings, this volume is a comprehensive introduction to the natural history of the tropics worldwide. 59 color photos. 21 maps.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Bess Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 1573061115

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Field Guide to the Sāmoan Archipelago by Anonim Pdf

Features descriptions and beautiful color illustrations of over 400 species of marine and terrestrial fauna found in the ecosystems of Samoa's coral reefs, ocean waters, sea grass beds, rain forests, mangrove forests, and wetlands.

Author : H. Douglas Pratt
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2005-05-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780191524035

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The Hawaiian Honeycreepers by H. Douglas Pratt Pdf

The Hawaiian Honeycreepers are typified by nectar feeding, their bright colouration, and canary-like songs. They are considered one of the finest examples of adaptive radiation, even more diverse than Darwin's Galapagos finches, as a wide array of different species has evolved in all the different niches provided by the Hawaiian archipelago. The book will therefore be of interest to evolutionary biologists and ecologists, as well as professional ornithologists and amateur bird watchers. As with the other books in the Bird Family of the World series, the work is divided into two main sections. Part I is an overview of the Hawaiian Honeycreeper evolution and natural history and Part II comprises accounts of each species. The author has produced his own outstanding illustrations of these birds to accompany his text.

Author : David Stanley
Publisher : David Stanley
Page : 948 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Islands of the Pacific
ISBN : 1566910404

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South Pacific Handbook by David Stanley Pdf

Whether it's the legends about breadfruit trees or ghosts inhabiting inland Tahiti, the endangered delicacies to avoid or the gift-giving protocol when invited to a local's home, how to tour a vanilla plantation on Raiatea or when to find the Nouméa flame trees "catch fire" in hues of red and orange, South Pacific Handbook covers everything about this region of boundless ocean and scarce land. Drawing on two decades of editions and incorporating the comments of countless previous readers, this user-friendly guide extends beyond the hot spots and steers readers off the beaten path throughout Polynesia and Melanesia.

Author : Rick Soehren
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1996-12-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0824816838

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The Birdwatcher's Guide to Hawaii by Rick Soehren Pdf

This is the first site-specific birding book written especially for the casual or novice birder. It is a fully illustrated look at more than 60 top birding sites on Oahu, Kauai, the Big Island, Maui, Molokai, and Lanai. Every spot described offers something special: forest-dwelling birds unique to Hawaii, seabirds that rarely visit the shore, or introduced birds found in city parks and gardens. Birds of greatest interest and those most likely to be seen at each site are given particular attention, with information on seasonal occurrences to help visitors plan their birding trips. Site descriptions note activities and nearby points of interest, detailed directions to the sites, and available facilities for visitors. Helpful occurrence tables show at a glance where common and uncommon birds can be found. General information on birding in Hawaii, a description of the processes that led to extensive speciation, and a review of the threats against Hawaiian birdlife are included.

Author : David Stanley
Publisher : David Stanley
Page : 780 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Oceania
ISBN : 0918373298

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South Pacific Handbook by David Stanley Pdf

A comprehensive guide to the 16 territories of Polynesia and Melanesia, not just the popular spots. This is a guide for the budget traveller to the whole of the South Pacific.

Author : Russell D. Butcher
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publications
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2008-12-16
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1589794109

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America's National Wildlife Refuges by Russell D. Butcher Pdf

An all-in-one UPDATED guide to the National Wildlife Refuge system that describes over 530 U.S. wildlife reserves. This guide contains detailed explanations of each refuge's habitat and wildlife, as well as refuge amenities. Butcher provides information helpful to both the novice wildlife observer and the expert environmentalist. Butcher's work also contains 240 full-color photographs that show the magnificent beauty held within these refuges.

Author : Steve N. G. Howell,Kirk Zufelt
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-20
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780691175010

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Oceanic Birds of the World by Steve N. G. Howell,Kirk Zufelt Pdf

A state-of-the-art photographic field guide to the world's oceanic birds Oceanic birds are among the most remarkable but least known of all birds, living at sea, far from the sight of most people. They offer unusual identification challenges—many species look similar and it can be difficult to get good views of fast-flying birds from a moving boat. The first field guide to the world's oceanic birds in more than two decades, this exciting and authoritative book draws on decades of firsthand experience on the open seas. It features clear text filled with original insights and new information and more than 2,200 carefully chosen color images that bring the ocean and its remarkable winged inhabitants to life. Never before have oceanic birds been presented in such an accessible and comprehensive way. The introduction discusses the many recent developments in seabird taxonomy, which are incorporated into the species accounts, and these accounts are arranged into groups that aid field identification. Each group and species complex has an introductory overview of its identification challenges, illustrated with clear comparative photos. The text describes flight manner, plumage variation related to age and molt, seasonal occurrence patterns, migration routes, and many other features. The result is an indispensable guide for exploring birding's last great frontier. A comprehensive, authoritative, and accessible guide to oceanic birds Covers more than 270 species Includes more than 2,200 color photos with concise captions noting key features Features careful species comparisons, overviews of the latest taxonomy, tips on how to observe and ID birds at sea, and much more

Author : Alan C. Ziegler
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2002-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780824842437

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Hawaiian Natural History, Ecology, and Evolution by Alan C. Ziegler Pdf

Not since Willam A. Bryan's 1915 landmark compendium, Hawaiian Natural History, has there been a single-volume work that offers such extensive coverage of this complex but fascinating subject. Illustrated with more than two dozen color plates and a hundred photographs and line drawings, Hawaiian Natural History, Ecology, and Evolution updates both the earlier publication and subsequent works by compiling and synthesizing in a uniform and accessible fashion the widely scattered information now available. Readers can trace the natural history of the Hawaiian Archipelago through the book's twenty-eight chapters or focus on specific topics such as island formation by plate tectonics, plant and animal evolution, flightless birds and their fossil sites, Polynesian migrational history and ecology, the effects of humans and exotic animals on the environment, current conservation efforts, and the contributions of the many naturalists who visited the islands over the centuries and the stories behind their discoveries. An extensive annotated bibliography and a list of audio-visual materials will help readers locate additional sources of information.

Author : Geoffrey Richard Clark,Atholl Anderson
Publisher : ANU E Press
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2009-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781921666070

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The Early Prehistory of Fiji by Geoffrey Richard Clark,Atholl Anderson Pdf

I enjoyed reading this volume. It is rare to see such a comprehensive report on hard data published these days, especially one so insightfully contextualised by the editors' introductory and concluding chapters. These scholars and the others involved in the work really know their stuff, and it shows. The editors connect the preoccupations of Pacific archaeologists with those of their colleagues working in other island regions and on "big questions" of colonisation, migration, interaction and patterns and processes of cultural change in hitherto-uninhabited environments. These sorts of outward-looking, big-picture contextual studies are invaluable, but all too often are missing from locally- and regionally-oriented writing, very much to its detriment. In sum, the work strongly advances our understanding of the early prehistory of Fiji through its well-integrated combination of original research and the reinterpretation of existing knowledge in the context of wider theoretical and historical concerns. In doing so The Early Prehistory of Fiji makes a truly substantial contribution to Pacific and archaeological scholarship. Professor Ian Lilley, The University of Queensland

Author : Diane Schmidt
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2003-11-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780313058981

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Guide to Reference and Information Sources in the Zoological Sciences by Diane Schmidt Pdf

Animals have been studied for centuries. But what are the most important and relevant reference and information sources in the zoological sciences? This work is a comprehensive, thoroughly annotated directory filled with hundreds of esteemed resources published in the field of zoology, including indexes, abstracts, bibliographies, journals, biographies and histories, dictionaries and encyclopedias, textbooks, checklists and classification schemes, handbooks and field guides, associations, and Web sites. A complete revision of the award-winning Guide to the Zoological Literature: The Animal Kingdom (1994), this new title includes extensive, up-to-date coverage of invertebrates, arthropods, vertebrates, fishes, amphibians and reptiles, birds, and mammals. In addition, the work features a detailed introduction by the author, as well as thorough subject, title, and author indexes. Students and researchers can now quickly and easily pinpoint works in their field of study. The book is of equal importance to LIS students specializing in science or biology librarianship, as it provides a comprehensive, straight-forward overview of zoological information sources. An essential addition to the core reference collection of public and academic libraries!