Description
Book SynopsisThis book is the first comprehensive guide to all the Old World buntings and North American sparrows.
Buntings and North American sparrows offer a great identification challenge. Many of the long distance migrants are notable wanderers, with a strong tendency to vagrancy, while others are rare and local. Some of the Asian buntings and tropical sparrows are still poorly known, and the skulking habits of some species add to the challenge. Most male buntings acquire a bright plumage, but the American sparrows acquire this exceptionally, rather than as the rule. Many sparrows and female buntings appear to be rather dull brown birds, but a closer look will reveal intricate and often quite beautiful plumage; with these birds, the field marks that will enable positive identification are to be found in minute feather detail.
This book includes 39 plates in full colour depicting all the species and distinct races. In the systematic section each species account is divid
Table of Contents
Introduction Acknowledgements Explanation of the Species Accounts How to Identify Buntings and North American Sparrows Taxonomy and Relationships Breeding Biology Escaped Cagebirds Hybrids Color Plates
