Field Guide to the Birds of Sri Lanka
A major OUP field guide, with 49 superb plates by Tim Worfolk
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Preface and Acknowledgements; Introduction: Area covered; Geography; Climate; Vegetation; Areas of wildlife interest; Notes on the guide; Glossary; Topography of a bird; THE GUIDE; NON-PASSERINES; GREBES: Peodicipedidae; PETRELS & SHEARWATERS: Procellariidae; STORM PETRELS: Hydrobatidae; TROPIC BIRDS: Phaethontidae; PELICANS: Pelecanidae; BOOBIES: Sulidae; CORMORANTS: Phalacrocoracidae; FRIGATE BIRDS: Fregatidae; HERONS, EGRETS & BITTERNS: Ardeidae; STORKS: Ciconiidae; IBISES & SPOONBILLS: Threskiornithidae; FLAMINGOS: Phoenicopteridae; DUCKS & GEESE: Anatidae; OSPREY: Pandionidae; KITES, HAWKS, EAGLES, VULTURES & HARRIERS: Accipitridae; FALCONS: Falconidae; PARTRIDGES, QUAILS, SPURFOWL, JUNGLEFOWL & PEAFOWL: Phasianidae; BUTTON QUAILS: Turnicidae; RAILS, CRAKES & COOTS: Rallidae; JACANA: Jacanidae; PAINTED SNIPE: Rostratulidae; CRAB PLOVER: Dromadidae; OYSTERCATCHER: Haematopodidae; AVOCET & STILT: Recurvirostridae; STONE CURLEWS: Burhinidae; COURSER & PRATINCOLES: Glareolidae; PLOVERS: Charadriidae; CURLEWS, SANDPIPERS & SNIPE: Scolopacidae; SKUAS: Stercorariidae; GULLS & TERNS: Laridae; PIGEONS & DOVES: Columbidae; PARAKEETS & LORIKEET: Psittacidae; CUCKOOS, KOELS, MALKOHAS & COUCALS: Cuculidae; BARN OWLS: Tytonidae; OWLS: Strigidae; FROGMOUTH: Podargidae; NIGHTJARS: Caprimulgidae; SWIFTS: Apodidae; TREE SWIFT: Hemiprocnidae; TROGON: Trogonidae; KINGFISHERS: Alcedinidae; BEE-EATERS: Meropidae; ROLLERS: Coraciidae; HOOPOE: Upupidae; HORNBILLS: Bucerotidae; BARBETS: Capitonidae; WOODPECKERS: Picidae; PASSERINES; PITTA: Pittidae; LARKS: Alaudidae; SWALLOWS & MARTINS: Hirundinidae; WAGTAILS & PIPITS: Motacillidae; CUCKOOSHRIKES & MINIVETS: Campephagidae; BULBULS: Pycnonotidae; LEAFBIRDS & IORA: Irenidae; SHRIKES: Laniidae; THRUSHES: Turdidae; BABBLERS: Timaliidae; OLD WORLD WARBLERS: Sylviidae; WORLD FLYCATCHERS: Muscicapidae; MONARCH FLYCATCHERS, FANTAIL: Monarchidae; TIT: Paridae; NUTHATCH: Sittidae; FLOWERPECKERS: Dicaeidae; SUNBIRDS: Nectariniidae; WHITE-EYES: Zosteropidae; MUNIAS & allies: Estrildidae; SPARROWS & WEAVERS: Ploceidae; STARLINGS & MYNAS: Sturnidae; ORIOLES: Oriolidae; DRONGOES: Dicruridae; WOOD SWALLOW: Artamidae; MAGPIE & CROWS: Corvidae; Index
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