The Mitchell Beazley World Atlas of Birds - Mitchell Beazley

The Mitchell Beazley World Atlas of Birds - Mitchell Beazley Ltd London 1974 PAPERBACK. Book Condition: Very large, very heavy book, 272 pages on heavy photo paper, colour-illustrations throughout. Black and white and colour illustrations, maps, glossary, index. Previous owner's name on front page Of all the higher forms of life the birds are the most beautiful, most musical, most admired, most watched and most defended. Indeed, there is scarcely a square mile of the earth's surface that some birds do not occupy, or travel across, except the interior of the Antarctic continent. Without them much of our world would seem ominously lifeless and silent. This book offers the reader a fresh look at what birds are, what makes them tick, and what lies behind their extraordinary success in coming to terms with virtually every habitat available on our planet ¿ from the polar regions to the equatorial rain-forests and from the mountain-tops to the sky and the open sea. Visiting the natural habitats of many of the world's most fascinating a bird requires more time and wherewithal than most of us can command. In lieu of such travel, the armchair voyager can be knowledgeable about every bird family, every zoogeographical realm and every major habitat, through the pages of this lavishly illustrated book. The living bird is the key, rather than geography or taxonomy. Birds are the very affirmation of life and beauty. I commend this book ¿ this avian gallery ¿ to you for your pleasure.