The Birds of Africa, Volume 5

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This fifth volume deals with the passerines of the continent, covering the thrushes; Old World warblers; Old World flycatchers; monarch flycatchers; wattle-eyes; and puffback flycatchers. Each species account covers range and status, description, voice, general habits, food and breeding biology. Breeding species are covered in detail, non-breeding migrants more briefly, with emphasis on their status and behaviour whilst in Africa. Each species is fully illustrated in colour. Also includes full bibliographies, acoustic references and indexes of English, French and scientific names.
`When one thinks of the sheer enormity of the project, the beauty and accuracy of the result earns this....unusually high marks. In every way [the] work complements the diverse and fascinating panorama of African birds' Larry Schwab, Wilson Bulletin.