Part One - Introductory Section; Author's Introduction;
Acknowledgements; Introduction to Region; History of Ornithology in
China; Avian Biogeography of Region; Conservation; Field Techniques
for Birdwatching; Anatomy and Plumage of a Bird; Glossary of terms
used; Part Two - Species Descriptions; Part Three - Appendices: 1.
Limited Distribution Birds of Endemic Bird Areas; 2. Lists of
Threatened and Endangered Species of China; 3. List of Birds of
North Arunachel Pradesh not Described in Book; 4. List of Birds
expected on Spratly Islands not Described in Book; 5. List of Clubs
and Journals for the area; 6. Chinese Names; Bibliography; Index
and
synonyms
John MacKinnon is Professor of Biodiversity Information at the
Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology at the University of
Kent in Canterbury, England. He is currently posted in the
Philippines as head of a European Union project to set up an ASEAN
Regional Centre for Biodiversity Conservation. He is Chairman of a
Special Biodiversity Working Group that advises the Chinese
Government on biodiversity matters, and formerly spent eight years
living in China and
Hong Kong working on a number of conservation projects in China.
Apart from many technical reports on China he has published two
other books on the country - Wild China and A Photoguide to the
Birds
of China. Among several other books on natural history of Asia, he
is also the senior author of A Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo,
Sumatra, Java and Bali which remains the standard bird guide to the
Greater Sunda Islands.
...a much needed addition to the world of birding fieldguides,
which will immediately be welcomed, not just for being there, but
also for having excellent clear illustrations. good clean
distribution maps (thanks to David MacKinnon) and well written and
comprehensive text. Fatbirder, birding reviews, November 2007
'This book would get the thumbs up even if there was an alternative
available' Birdwatching
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