Language: Chinese
Published on: 2001-01
Hardcover
This is the first volume of the handbook of the birds of China which consists of two volumes
This handbook, in two parts, is designed to help you identify and know any bird you are likely to see and know in China
About 1288 species of birds are known so far in China (including in Chinese mainland, HongKong, Taiwan and some other islands). These species fall into two large natural groupings, the Non-passeriformes and the Passeriformes. The first volume of this book includes all the Non-passerine birds so far found in china totaling 574 species belonging to 55 families, 19 orders, and the second volume of this book includes all the Passeriformes birds so far found in China totaling 714 species belonging to 34 families.
For each of the species included in the handbook, the following topics are treated:
1. Names are gien for each species in English, Chinese and Latin (the
scientific name)
2. Identification and field marks as well as the difference from
similar species.
3. Description and measurement.
4. Geographical distribution and subspecies, with emphasis on
distributional localities in China
5. Discussion of taxonomic problems and change of taxonomic status
6. Habitat and habits.
7. Food and feeding
8. Breeding
9. Movements
10.Status and conservation
It describes also the history of birds researches in China, main characteristics of birds on the morphology, anatomy and taxonomy, the method of specimen measuring, making and preservation as well as the recognition of birds in the field in the general account of this book.
Volume I: Non-passerines
1. Gaviiformes
2. Podicipediformes
3. Procellariiformes
4. Pelecaniformes
5. Ciconiiformes
6. Anseriformes
7. Falconiformes
8. Galliformes
9. Gruiformes
10.Charadriiformes
11.Columbiformes
12.Psittaciformes
13.Cuculiformes
14.Strigiformes
15.Caprimulgiformes
16.Apodiformes
17.Trogoniformes
18.Coraciiformes
19.Piciformes
Volume 2 : Passerines
20. Passeriformes
