IN VERY GOOD CONDITION! ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SOFTBILLED BIRDS BOOK. Hardcover, from 1980. Hard to find!! By Dr. Matthew M. Vriends. 221 pages.
This book is intended for the general reader interested in birds, as well as for the more advanced student and aviculturist wishing to have at hand a brief but comprehensive account of the interesting group of softbilled birds.
The 8,000 bird species living today have been classified into 176 families thought to have evolved from a single common ancestor. By basing this book on a consideration of many of these families, it has been possible not only to describe many important bird types but also to treat birds of little-known regions such as equatorial forests as completely as those that are to be seen in suburban gardens or pet stores. This book fills a gap in the ornithological literature of today - and it will make these colorful but in many ways little known birds more familiar to the average person. Slight wear. BUY TODAY!
