A Dictionary of Birds

A Dictionary of Birds enlists contributions from over 289 ornithologists and other specialists from around the world. Major, authoritative articles cover the field of modern ornithology and related subjects, many of them running to several thousand words. In addition, there are articles on all the bird families, almost all of which are illustrated by a representative species. There are also numerous short entries defining special terms, application of names, etc. The total gives a text of over 800,000 wirds, supported by more than 500 photographs, drawings and diagrams (from dust jacket).