Published on: 1999-01
Hardcover
A Guide to the Birds of Beijing is a practical book to the bird identification inand around Beijing. 224 species of birds, belonging to 47 families and 18 orders, have been recorded in the Atlas. Each species shows a colour field picture with Chinese name, Latin name, English name, body length and weight attached. The article for each species includes brief explanations of identification characteristics, behavior, breeding, food, migration and distribution, etc..
The book can be held by professionals for their researches,students for their field practices, officers at Customs and wildlife management for their work, and bird lovers for their bird watching. You will find the book is not only useful in Beijing but also applicable in north China. These exquisite
photos of birds open windows on a marvelous world. To explore it, and to
enjoy it, Let's embark on this mental journey. Only when Chinese
ornithologists are joined by thousands of bird-loving people in studying and
taking care of birds, we can at last become their true friends.
