Author: Li Xiangtao,Beijing Natural History Museum
Language: English
1996; Hardcover;180x260mm;XII+180 pp,63 illus

China Providing a reliable and scientific reference to the gamebirds in China , This book vividly deals with 3 species and 63 subspecies each with an illusion For all interested in gamebirds.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Part I. Capercaillies, Ptarmigans and Grouse.
Capercaillie Tetrao urogalhus . Black- billed Capercaillie Tetrao Ptarmigans and Grouse. ly deals with 3 species and 63 subspecies each with an illusion For all interested in gamebirds. ??parouse Dendragapus falcipennis. Hazel grouse Bonasa bonasia . Severtzovs hazel grouse Bonasa sewerzosi .

Part II. Partridges , Quails and Francolins.
Snow patridge lerwa lerwa. Tibetan snowcock Tetraogallus tibetanus . Himalayan snowcock Tetraogallus himalayensis .Altai snowcock Tetraogallus altaicus. Verreauxs monal partridge Tetraophasis obscurus . Szechenyis monal patridge Tetraophasis szechenyii. Chukar partridge Tetraophasis chukar .Przewalskis rock partridge. Alectoris magna.

Part III. Tragopans, Pheasants, Junglefowls and Peafowls.
Blood pheasant Ithaginis cruentus . Western Tragopan Tragopan melanocephalus Satyr Tragopan Tragopan satyra . Blyths Tragopan Tragopan blythii. Temmincks Tragopan Tragopan caboti Himalayan monalpheasant Lophophorus Lophoporus sclater.

Disribution Table.

Key Protected Species .

References .

Index.