Fairy-Wrens and Grasswrens Maluridae |
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| Author:
| Rowley, Ian
Russell, Eleanor |
| Illustrator:
| Marsack, Peter |
| Series title: | Bird Families of the World Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-854690-0 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1997 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $75.00 |
Book Description:
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The brilliantly coloured Fairy-wrens and the enigmatic Grasswrens form a fascinating group of species found only in Australia and New Guinea. This book provides a comprehensive account of all twenty-five species in the family and their unusual lifestyles, including cooperative behaviour as well as promiscuity. All species are illustrated in new colour plates by Peter Marsack commissioned especially for this volume. This is the fourth title in Oxford University Press's series,...
More DescriptionThe brilliantly coloured Fairy-wrens and the enigmatic Grasswrens form a fascinating group of species found only in Australia and New Guinea. This book provides a comprehensive account of all twenty-five species in the family and their unusual lifestyles, including cooperative behaviour as well as promiscuity. All species are illustrated in new colour plates by Peter Marsack commissioned especially for this volume. This is the fourth title in Oxford University Press's series, BirdFamilies of the World, bringing together the best ornithologists and bird illustrators of our time.