{"product_id":"a-dictionary-of-birds-9781408138403","title":"A Dictionary of Birds","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Dictionary of Birds \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eenlists contributions from over 280 ornithologists and other specialists from around the world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Major, authoritative articles cover the field of modern ornithology and related subjects, many of them running to several thousand words. In addition there are articles on all the bird families, almost all of which are illustrated by a representative species. There are also numerous short entries defining special terms, application of names, etc. The total gives a text of over 800,000 words, supported by more than 500 photographs, drawings and diagrams.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The photographs have been selected under the guidance of Eric Hosking to illustrate different activities of birds, and Robert Gillmor has assembled a collection of over 200 drawings of birds, almost all of which were specially drawn for the Dictionary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Compiled for the British Ornithologists'' Union, this new work is in line of succession from Newton''s\u003ci\u003e A Dictionary of B\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359389253975,"sku":"9781408138403","price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-dictionary-of-birds-9781408138403","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}