This is a comprehensive and lavishly illustrated reference to the birds. The book provides authoritative and systematic accounts of bird families, covering form and function, distribution, diet, behavior and ecology, conservation and status. A number of superb color photos reveal the enormous diversity of birds in their natural habitats.

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本书讲述鸟类的生存状态和生态研究，生存的策略、觅食的策略、繁殖的策略、筑巢的策略。保护鸟类和鸟类生存环境，和森林有关系，和生态有关系，和地球有关系，和人类的生存有关。