Book Review: Birds of New Zealand a Photographic Guide
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08/12/2014 |
| Author(s): |
Dion Pou |
Any ‘birdo’ understands that a visit to a foreign country necessitates research into its birdlife and obtaining a good field guide. The avifauna of New Zealand is represented by one of the most diverse seabird assemblages in the world, whilst some of the terrestrial species are highly unique and are now known to have ancient pedigrees central to the evolution of some of the world’s largest bird orders. In Birds of New Zealand a Photographic Guide, Paul Scofield and Brent Stephenson provide not only a means of identification of the 365 bird species that have been recorded in New Zealand, but have endeavoured to give the reader an insight into the biology and pedigree of New Zealand birds which together make them such a fascinating collection of species.
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