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Because of their ability to fly birds are able to utilize most of the world’s land surface and some species that of the sea as well. The fantastic variety in bird life which has resulted from this wide distribution makes ornithology such a fascinating subject. A knowledge of the way in which birds have adapted to cope with very different environments greatly enhances our appreciation and understanding of the species around us.
The author describes the nine main habitats, marine, wetlands, deserts, tropical forests, temperate forests, grasslands, savannah and steppe, polar regions and mountains, and the ways in which the birds living in each have evolved to overcome the conditions imposed on them.
Even birds occupying the same habitat vary considerably in beak, wings, feet and breeding habits to allow them to occupy different niches and thereby reduce interspecies competition.
Illustrated throughout in full colour., with photographs of over 225 of the world’s birds, this book will fascinate all bird lovers and add a new dimension to the very poplar hobby of bird watching
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Authored by John Andrews, published by Hamlyn of London in 1976. Hard cover bound this First Edition copy is in Fine condition, covered in plastic with a Fine dust jacket. The size of the book is 328x240x22mm, with 192 pages including the acknowledgements and index. ISBN 0600348830. Illustrated throughout with colour photos. Clean and well bound, no inscriptions, annotations or marks.
