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edition:Hardcover
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category: Nature
published: Mar 1997
ISBN:9780774805728
publisher: UBC Press

Birds of British Columbia, Volume 3

Passerines - Flycatchers through Vireos

by Wayne Campbell; Neil K. Dawe; Ian McTaggart-Cowan; John M. Cooper; Gary W. Kaiser; Michael C.E. McNall & G. E. John Smith

tagged: primatology, birdwatching guides
Description

British Columbia has one of the richest assemblages of bird species in the world. The four volumes of The Birds of British Columbia provide unprecedented coverage of this region's birds, presenting a wealth of information on the ornithological history, habitat, breeding habits, migratory movements, seasonality, and distribution patterns of each of the 472 species of birds.

 

This third volume, covering the first half of the passerines, builds on the authoritative format of the previous bestselling volumes. It contains 89 species, including common ones such as swallows, jays, crows, wrens, thrushes, and starlings. The text is supported by hundreds of full-colour pictures, including unique habitat photographs, detailed distribution maps, and beautiful illustrations of the birds, their nests, eggs, and young.

 

The Birds of British Columbia is a complete reference work for bird-watchers, ornithologists, and naturalists who want in-depth information on the province's regularly occurring and rare birds.

About the Authors

Wayne Campbell


Neil K. Dawe


Ian McTaggart-Cowan


John M. Cooper


Gary W. Kaiser


Michael C.E. McNall


G. E. John Smith

Contributor Notes

R. Wayne Campbell, Senior Research Scientist (Retired), British Columbia Wildlife Branch Director, WBT Wildlife Data Centre, Wild Bird Trust of British Columbia

 

Neil K. Dawe, Senior Wildlife Technician, Canadian Wildlife Service

 

Ian McTaggart-Cowan, Dean Emeritus (Graduate Studies), University of British Columbia

 

John M. Cooper, Wildlife Biologist Manning, Cooper and Associates

 

Gary W. Kaiser, Marine Bird Ecologist (Retired), Canadian Wildlife Service

 

Andrew C. Stewart, Wildlife Habitat Specialist, British Columbia Resources Inventory Branch

 

Michael C.E. McNall, Ornithology Collections Manager, Royal British Columbia Museum

Editorial Review

The hefty hardcover tome, which covers 91 species of passerines (perching birds) is crammed with information in text, graphs, charts and full-colour photos. The third in a series of four volumes on the province's avian life, the extensively researched reference work is a book to be studied and perused and admired for its thorough treatment of bird life.

— Vancouver Courier
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