THE PHEASANTS OF THE WORLD
Written by Paul A. Johnsgard
Illustrated by Henry Jones
Published by Oxford University Press
in 1986
ISBN: 0198571852
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- GAME BIRDS
THE PHEASANTS OF THE WORLD
Written by Paul A. Johnsgard.
Illustrated by Henry Jones.
Stock no. 1830252
1st.
1986.
Hardback.
Large format.
Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Distribution, status, and biology of 49 species of pheasants. 53 colour plates in the books show adults of all the pheasant species. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour plates, b/w illustrations. xii and 300 pages including index. ISBN: 0198571852. Pale foxing to dustwrapper flaps and endpapers. Text block a little grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine.
Front cover
Contents
- List of colour plates
- List of figures
- List of distribution maps
- Introduction
- I COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY
- 1 Relationships and classification
- 2 Hybridization and zoogeographic patterns
- 3 Growth and behavioural development
- 4 General and social behaviour
- 5 Ecology and population biology
- 6 Comparative mating systems and social signalling devices
- 7 Reproductive biology
- 8 Aviculture and conservation
- II SPECIES ACCOUNTS
- 1 Keys to classification of the Phasianidae
- 2 Genus Ithaginis Wagler 1832
- 3 Genus Tragopan Cuvier 1829
- 4 Genus Pucrasia GR Gray 1841
- 5 Genus Lophophorus Temminck 1813
- 6 Genus Gallus Brisson 1760
- 7 Genus Crossoptilon Hodgson 1838
- 8 Genus Lophura Fleming 1822
- 9 Genus Catreus Cabanis 1851
- 10 Genus Syrmaticus Wagler 1832
- 11 Genus Phgasianus Linne 1758
- 12 Genus Chrysolophus JE Gray 1834
- 13 Genus Polyplectron Temminck 1813
- 14 Genus Rheinartia Maingounat 1882
- 15 Genus Argusianus Rafinesque 1815
- 16 Genus Pavo Linne 1758
- 17 Genus Afropavo Chapin 1936
- Bibliography
- Index