Ebook: Birds of the Southwest Pacific: a Field Guide to the Birds of the Area between Samoar New Caledonia, and Micronesia

Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Introduction; PART ONE: GENERAL SELECTION; I. The Seabirds of the Southwest Pacific; II. The Shorebirds of the Southwest Pacific: Snipe, Sandpipers, Curlew, Plovers and Other Waders; III. The Land and Fresh-Water Birds of the Southwest Pacific; PART TWO: GEOGRAPHICAL SECTION; IV. The Land and Fresh-Water Birds of Samoa; V. The Land and Fresh-Water Birds of Fiji, Tonga, and Neighboring Islands; VI. The Land and Fresh-Water Birds of New Caledonia and Loyalty Islands; VII. The Land and Fresh-Water Birds of the New Hebrides and Banks Islands.;This is the only book in the English language on the birds of the wide area between Fiji, New Caledonia and Micronesia. This practical handbook, by an acknowledged authority, intended primarily for the field student, tells him how to identify and name the birds which he encounters, and what kinds of birds he can expect to find on each island. There is also a condensed summary of the presentknowledge of distribution, geographical variation and habits. Whenever feasible, keys have been supplied to facilitate identification. These keys are simplyand clearly worked out for the beginner who may not.