Birds of Madagascar and the Indian Ocean islands : Seychelles, Comoros, Mauritius, Reunion and Rodrigues /: Seychelles, Comoros, Mauritius, Reunion and Rodrigues. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Frank Hawkins, Roger Safford and Adrian Skerrett ; illustrated by John Gale and Brian Small.
• Authors: Hawkins, Frank, 1962-; Safford, Roger; Skerrett, Adrian
• Other Names: (Illustrator) Gale, John illustrator.; Small, Brian E 1959- illustrator.
• Contents: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABOUT THIS BOOK; Species accounts; Maps and distribution; Names and classification; Abbreviations; Glossary of terms; Topography; THE MALAGASY REGION AND ITS BIRDS; The region, its islands and its territories; Climate: general features; Vegetation; GEOGRAPHY, CLIMATE AND HABITATS; Madagascar; Seychelles; Comoros; Mascarenes (Mauritius, Reunion, Rodrigues); Outer Islands; BIOGEOGRAPHY: COLONISATION, DIFFERENTIATION AND SURVIVAL; A species-poor and endemic-rich avifauna; Islands and their ages; Changes since island formation Isolation and missing familiesOrigins of Malagasy birds; Arrival across the sea; Expansion, differentiation and survival on islands; Diversification and niches; Variation within Madagascar; Prehistoric extinction?; ENDEMIC FAMILIES AND GENERA; Endemic families and their genera; Genera endemic to Madagascar, not in endemic families; Genera endemic to the Malagasy region, not in endemic families; New 'genera-in-waiting'; Endemic species not in endemic families or genera; Endemic races; Extinct species; LIST OF BIRD ORGANISATIONS; General; Madagascar; Seychelles; Union of the Comoros; Mayotte MauritiusReunion; PLATE SECTION; Part 1: Larger birds (non-passerines): Malagasy Region; PLATE 1: MALAGASY REGION: ALBATROSSES AND PETRELS I; PLATE 2: MALAGASY REGION: PETRELS II; PLATE 3: MALAGASY REGION: PETRELS III; PLATE 4: MALAGASY REGION: SHEARWATERS; PLATE 5: MALAGASY REGION: STORM-PETRELS; PLATE 6: MALAGASY REGION: TROPICBIRDS AND BOOBIES; PLATE 7: MALAGASY REGION: CORMORANT, DARTER AND FRIGATEBIRDS; PLATE 8: MALAGASY REGION: HERONS I; PLATE 9: MALAGASY REGION: HERONS II; PLATE 10: MALAGASY REGION: HERONS III; PLATE 11: MALAGASY REGION: HAMERKOP, STORKS AND FLAMINGOS Plate 12: malagasy region: ibises and spoonbillplate 13: malagasy region: grebes and pygmy goose; plate 14: malagasy region: ducks i; plate 15: malagasy region: ducks ii; plate 16: malagasy region: diurnal raptors i; plate 17: malagasy region: diurnal raptors ii; plate 18: malagasy region: diurnal raptors iii; plate 19: malagasy region: falcons i; plate 20: malagasy region: falcons ii; plate 21: malagasy region: larger gamebirds; plate 22: malagasy region: quails and buttonquails; plate 23: malagasy region: mesites; plate 24: malagasy region: flufftails and rails i PLATE 25: MALAGASY REGION: RAILS IIPLATE 26: MALAGASY REGION: GALLINULES AND JACANA; PLATE 27: MALAGASY REGION: MISCELLANEOUS SHOREBIRDS; PLATE 28: MALAGASY REGION: PLOVERS I; PLATE 29: MALAGASY REGION: PLOVERS II; PLATE 30: MALAGASY REGION: LARGE WADERS; PLATE 31: MALAGASY REGION: SMALLER WADERS; PLATE 32: MALAGASY REGION: SKUAS; PLATE 33: MALAGASY REGION: GULLS AND TERNS I; PLATE 34: MALAGASY REGION: TERNS II; PLATE 35: MALAGASY REGION: TERNS III; PLATE 36: MALAGASY REGION: PELAGIC TERNS AND NODDIES; Part 2: Landbirds ('near-passerines' and passerines)
• Publisher Details: London : Christopher Helm
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, color illustrations, color maps
• Subjects: 508.691; Nature -- Animals -- Wildlife; NATURE / Essays; NATURE / Reference; TRAVEL / Special Interest / Ecotourism; Birds; Birds -- Geographical distribution; Nature -- Birdwatching Guides; Wildlife: birds & birdwatching; Birds -- Madagascar; Birds -- Madagascar -- Identification; Birds -- Madagascar -- Geographical distribution; Birds -- Islands of the Indian Ocean; Birds -- Islands of the Indian Ocean -- Identification; Birds -- Islands of the Indian Ocean -- Geographical distribution; Indian Ocean -- Islands of the Indian Ocean; Madagascar; Electronic books; Guidebooks; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781472924117; 1472924118; 9781472924100
• Related ISBNs: 147292410X; 9781472924094
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 4, 2016)
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.