The Birds of Africa. Vol I – VII.

The Birds of Africa. Vol I - VII.

Ornithologie – Vogelkunde Urban, E.K. et al. The Birds of Africa. Vol I – VII. Illustrated by Martin Woodcock and Peter Hayman. 7 vols. Academic Press. 1983-2004. 31,5 x 24,5 cm. in total 4352 pp, and 229 color plates. Full cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Dustwrappers. Fine!

vol I 1983: 2nd printing with corrections: Struthioformes to Falconiformes. 13.521 pp., 30 color plates, drawings
vol II 1986: Galliformes to Columbiformes. XVI, 552 pp., 32 color plates, drawings, maps.
vol. III 1988: Psittaciformes to Piciformes. XVI. 611 pp., 32 color plates, drawing maps
vol. IV 1988: Eurylaimidae to Turdidae. XV. 609 pp., 32 color plates, drawings, maps.
vol. V 1997: Turdidae II to Platysteiridae, XIX. 669 pp., 32 color plates, drawings, maps.
vol. VI 2000: Picathartidae to Bugphagidae. XV. 724 pp., 35 color plates, drawings, maps
vol. VII 2004: Passeridae to Emberizidae. XIX. 666 pp., 36 color plates, drawing maps.

It covers all breeding species in full, with details of range, status, description, voice, general habits and breeding; non-breeding visitors are treated more briefly, with emphasis on their status and behaviour whilst in Africa. The first 3 volumes refer to non passerine birds, 4, 5, 6, and 7 refer to passerine,

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