A Photographic Guide to Birds of Australia - Peter Rowland

A Photographic Guide to Birds of Australia - Peter RowlandCompact, easy to use format the ideal pocket size travelling companion. Authoritative text describing key identification features. Full colour photographs illustrating each of the 251 species. Thumbnail outlines of each family group enabling quick identification. About the Author Peter Rowland is author of The Photographic Guide to Birds of Australia and The Green Guide to Birds of Australia , and has contributed written and photographic material to

Compact, easy-to-use format the ideal pocket-size travelling companion.

Authoritative text describing key identification features.

Full-colour photographs illustrating each of the 251 species.

Thumbnail outlines of each family group enabling quick identification.

About the Author

Peter Rowland is author of The Photographic Guide to Birds of Australia and The Green Guide to Birds of Australia , and has contributed written and photographic material to many other wildlife books, magazines and scientific journals. In 1998 Peter was a recipient of a Whitley Award for his contribution to the Green Guide natural history series. Although born in Australia, Peter spent his childhood growing up in the south of England where he would spend hours birding in and around the woodlands and cliffs near his home. Since moving to Australia in the early 1980s, Peter worked for 20 years in the bird, reptile, mammal and terrestrial ecology departments at the Australian Museum, Sydney, as a curatorial assistant and environmental consultant.

PaperbackPublication Date:26-06-1995

Country of origin:  Australia

Dimensions (mm):  12x95x190mm

Weight:  0.18kg