The herons handbook. (2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: By James Hancock and James Kushlan ; paintings by Robert Gillmor and Peter Hayman.
• Other Names: Hancock, James (James A.); Kushlan, James A (James Anthony), 1947-; Gillmor, Robert; Hayman, Peter
• Contents: Cover13; -- Contents13; -- Foreword by Roger Tory Peterson Introduction Classification -- Courtship -- Feeding -- Identification of herons and egrets -- SpeciesDescriptions -- Whistling Heron (Syrigma sibilatrix) -- Capped Heron (Pilherodius pileatus) -- Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) -- Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) -- CocoiHeron (Ardea cocoi) 5; White-necked Heron (Ardea pacifica) -- Black-headedHeron (Ardea melanocephala) -- MalagasyHeron (Ardea humbloti) -- Imperial Heron (Ardea imperialis) -- Sumatran Heron (Ardea sumatrana) -- Goliath Heron (Ardea goliath) -- Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea) -- Great White Egret (Egretta alba) -- Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) -- Pied Heron (Egretta picata) -- SlatyEgret (Egretta vinaceigula) -- BlackHeron (Egretta ardesiaca) -- Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) -- Intermediate Egret (Egretta interrnedia) -- White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae) -- Little Blue Heron (Egretta caeruleai -- SnowyEgret (Egretta thula) -- Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) -- Swinhoe's Egret (Egretta eulophotes) Eastern Reef Heron (Egretta sacra) Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) -- SquaccoHeron (Ardeola ralloides) -- Indian Pond Heron (Ardeola grayii) -- Chinese Pond Heron (Ardeola bacchus) -- [avan Pond Heron (Ardeola speciosa) -- MalagasyPond Heron (Ardeola idae) -- Rufous-bellied Heron (Ardeola rufiventris) -- Green-backedHeron (Butorides striatus) -- AgamiHeron (Agamia agami) -- Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax violaceus) -- Black-crownedNight Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) -- Nankeen Night Heron (Nycticorax caledonicus) -- White-backed Night Heron (Nycticorax leuconotus) -- White-eared Night Heron (Gorsachius magnificus) -- Japanese Night Heron (Gorsachius goisagi) -- Malayan Night Heron (Gorsachius melanolophus) -- Boat-billed Heron (Cochlearius cochlearius) -- Bare-throated Tiger Heron (Tigrisoma mexicanum) -- Fasciated Tiger Heron (Tigrisomafasciatum) -- Rufescent Tiger Heron (Tigrisoma lineatum) -- New Guinea Tiger Heron (Zonerodius heliosylus) -- White-crested Tiger Heron (Tigriornis leucolophus) -- Zigzag Heron (Zebrilus undulatus) -- Streaked Bittern (Ixobrychus involucris) -- Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) -- Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) -- Yellow Bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis) -- Schrenck's Bittern (Ixobrychus eurhythmus) -- Cinnamon Bittern (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus) -- African DwarfBittern (Ixobrychus sturmd) -- Black Bittern (Ixobrychus flavicollis) -- South American Bittern (Botaurus pinnatus) -- American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) -- Eurasian Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) -- Australian Bittern (Botaurus poiciloptilus) -- Bibliography -- Index.
• Publisher Details: London : Croom Helm
• Publication Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 598.34; Ardeidae; Herons; Ardeidae; Herons; Electronic resource; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781408134962; 1408134969
• Related ISBNs: 128298604X; 9781282986046
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.
• 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.