New Zealand: The Living Land of Birds
Geoff Moon
New Zealand’s beautiful and varied landscape is host to a multiplicity of bird life. Geoff Moon, New Zealand’s foremost bird photographer, captures the glorious variety of all the bird species found on New Zealand’s three main and adjacent offshore islands.
160 pages 290 x 240 mm / 11½ x 9½ in 17,000 words plus captions 175 colour photographs
ISBN 1 87724 656 5 hardback
Price: £19.99 JANUARY 2002
Field Guide to the Birds of South-east Asia
Craig Robson Artists include Richard Allen, Clive Byers, Ian Lewington, Jan Wilczur and Tim Worfolk
The first field guide to the region to be published for over twenty years, this is the only guide to describe and illustrate fully, in all plumage variations, every one of the 1250 bird species that are found in South-east Asia.
504 pages 235 x 152 mm / 9¼ x 6 in 104 colour plates 300,000 words Rights sold: USA, Can
ISBN 1 85368 313 2 hardback
Price: £35.00
Birds of South-East Asia: A Photographic Guide
Morten Strange
Over 250 birds from all 40 major oriental bird families in South-east Asia are displayed here. Packed with facts on feeding, breeding and migration, the guide also gives advice on how to locate andidentify the birds.
112 pages 280 x 215mm / 11 x 8½ in 260 colour photographs 20,000 words ISBN 1 85368 879 7 paperback
Price: £12.99
Birds of Southern Africa
Text by Ian Sinclair, Phil Hockey and Warwick Tarboton
Illustrated by Peter Hayman and Norman Arlott
The second edition of this widely acclaimed guide by top ornithologists provides up-to-date information on all aspects of bird identification. Colour plates show all plumage variations.
448 pages 210 x 148 mm / 8½ x 5¾in 400 colour artworks 902 colour maps Approximately 85,000 words Rights sold: USA, Can ISBN 1 86872 033 0 paperback (Second Edition)
Price: £19.99
Birds of Africa: From Seabirds to Seed Eaters
Chris and Tilde Stuart
This book is a celebration of Africa’s great avian diversity. Designed for the general reader, it divides over 2000 bird species into easily recognisable groups, even by non-taxonomists, and details on habitat, feeding behaviour and breeding method are accompanied by superb photographs.
176 pages 280 x 210 mm / 11 x 8¼ in 200 colour photographs 2 maps 40,000 words Rights sold: USA, Can ISBN 1 86812 777 X hardback
Price: £24.99
Birds of Prey of Africa and its Islands
Allan Kemp Illustrated by Peter Hayman
Presenting birds in both photographic and illustrative form, this is the ultimate identification guide to the owls and raptors of Africa. Distinctive behaviour, salient features and distribution are covered.
304 pages 210 x 148 mm / 8½ x 5¾in 220 colour photographs 500 colour artworks 160 maps 60,000 words ISBN 1 85974 100 2 paperback
Price: £19.99
Chamberlain’s Guide to Birds of the Indian Ocean Islands
Ian Sinclair and Olivier Langrand
Illustrated by Norman Arlott, Hilary Burn, Peter Hayman and Ian Lewington
This comprehensive guide provides exceptional coverage of the birds of the numerous islands of the Indian Ocean. Superbly detailed illustrations, which show all plumages, and concise text make this an invaluable reference book.
176 pages 210 x 148mm / 8½ x 5¾ in 65 colour plates 340 distribution maps 40,000 words
ISBN 1 86872 035 7 paperback
Price: £17.99
Newman’s Birds of Southern Africa
Kenneth Newman
This leading field guide illustrates and describes all the birds recorded from the Antarctic to the Zambezi, even the rarest vagrants. Specifically designed for use in the field, it includes large accurate illustrations and clear distribution maps.
510 pages 210 x 130 mm / 8¼ x 5 in 98,000 words ISBN: 1 86812 768 0 hardback
Price: £24.99
ISBN: 1 86812 757 5 paperback (Seventh Edition)
Price: £19.99
ISBN: 1 86872 494 8 paperback (Eighth Edition)
Price: £15.99
Kingfishers & Kookaburras
David Holland
Consisting of 10 essays, one on each of the 10 species of kingfishers and kookaburras and accompanied by spectacular photography, this book gives the reader an understanding of these much loved, raucous and colourful birds.
144 pages 280 x 215 mm / 11 x 8½ in 100 colour photographs 65,000 words ISBN: 1 87633 432 0
Price: £19.99
The Cage & Aviary Bird Handbook
Tony Tilford
Hundreds of wonderful photographs of aviary birds illustrate this important and attractive book, which details in clear text how to buy, care for, enjoy and even rear pet birds. The book also includes information on how to protect birds in the wild by ensuring your birds are captive-bred, and describes video techniques for observing rare nesting behaviour.
144 pages 280 x 215 mm / 11 x 8½ in 300 colour photographs 25 artworks 46,500 words Rights sold: Dan ISBN 1 85974 189 4 hardback
£14.99
PHOTOGRAPHIC FIELD GUIDE SERIES
A series of compact, easy-to-use guides each covering approximately 250 species. Each entry includes one or more full colour photographs, and the text highlights key identification features as well as providing brief descriptions of habitat and behaviour. Each with a comprehensive introduction, corner tabs for easy reference and, where appropriate, distribution maps, these slim volumes are invaluable for use in the field.
Field Guide to Birds of Southern Africa
Ian Sinclair
368 pages 210 x 148 mm / 8½ x 5¾ in 900 colour photographs Distribution maps Approximately 100,000 words ISBN 1 86825 510 7 paperback
Price: £14.99
PHOTOGRAPHIC GUIDE SERIES
A series of compact, easy-to-use guides each covering approximately 250 species, which are ideal for any traveller with an interest in wildlife. Fact-filled descriptions highlighting key identification features are supported by one or more full-colour photographs taken where possible in the creature’s natural habitat, and where appropriate, distribution maps are included. Fascinating details on biology and behaviour are also provided in an informative, concise introduction.
Series Specification: 144 pages 190 x 95 mm / 7½ x 3¾ in 300–350 colour photographs Approximately 30,000 words Paperback
A Photographic Guide to Birds of Australia
Peter Rowland
250 colour photographs 30,000 words Rights sold: USA ISBN: 1 85368 599 2
Price: £9.99
A Photographic Guide to Birds of Borneo
G.W.H Davison and Chew Yen Fook
1 colour map Rights sold: USA ISBN 1 85974 697 7
Price: £7.99
A Photographic Guide to Birds of Java, Sumatra and Bali
Tony Tilford and Alain Compost
1 colour map Rights Sold: USA ISBN 1 85368 730 8
Price: £7.99
A Photographic Guide to Birds of Namibia
Ian and Jackie Sinclair
257 colour maps Approximately 20,000 words Rights sold: USA ISBN 1 86825 730 4
Price: £9.99
A Photographic Guide to Birds of New Zealand
Geoff Moon
144 pages 250 colour photographs and a colour map of the area 35 000 words ISBN 1 87724 658 1
Price: £9.99 APRIL 2002
A Photographic Guide to Southern African Birds
Ian Sinclair
265 black and white maps Approximately 25,000 words Rights sold: USA ISBN 0 86977 794 7
Price: £9.99
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