Language: Chinese with English abstract and Latin name
ISBN/ISSN: 7030059204
Published on: 1997-01
Hardcover
Fauna Sinica —Aves consists of fourteen volumes, and this is the last volume. It includes 19 species of Ploceidae, 86 species of Fringillidae hitherto recorded in our country. For each family and genus there is a general account of geographical distribution and morphological characteristics. For each of the species included in each family, the following topics are treated:
1. Scientific nomenclature, with vernacular and alternative names in Chinese
2. Geographical distribution
3. Identification characteristics
4. Discussion of taxonomic problems
5. Differentiation of subspecies
6. Economic significance
7. Economic significance
The volume also includes 26 illustration, 89 distribution maps, 8 plates of color paintings. It may be used as reference for teachers and workers of zoology as well as those of agriculture, forestry and animal husbandry.
《中国动物志·鸟纲》共分14卷，本卷包括我国迄今所记录的文鸟科19种，雀科86种。卷中记述了各科与属的形态特征及地理分布；所列各种有地理分布、鉴别特征、形态、亚种分化、生态及经济意义等，并根据综合研究，对有关分类问题提出讨论。附有插图26幅、分布图89幅和彩色图版8幅。
