Birds by colour /

Duquet, Marc

Birds by colour / Marc Duquet ; illustrations by Alban Larousse and François Desbordes. - London : Christopher Helm, 2008. - 222 p. : col. ill. ; 20 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

You've just seen a small black and white bird, but which species is it? Which bird has a red head and a yellow wing? Birds by Colour helps you to identify almost 200 bird species common to western Europe simply by their shape and colour. Conceived and designed specifically for beginners, this is the first guide to approach identification from birds' most visible characteristics: their colours. No prior knowledge of ornithology is required to use the guide


Translated from the French.

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Birds -- Europe -- Identification.

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