Nightjars and their allies : the Caprimulgiformes
"Nightjars and their allies are a curious, fascinating, and remarkably varied group of birds. This largely nocturnal group has many adaptions for nighttime activity and they are found almost throughout the world. Until now the literature available about the Caprimulgiformes has provided little discussion of evolution and adaptive radiation within the order. This book rectifies those omissions in a comprehensive account." "The 118 species accounts contained in this volume provide details of coloration, moults, geographical variation, body measurements, geographical ranges, habitats, food and feeding, behaviour, voice, breeding, and conservation. These are all backed up by a comprehensive bibliography. More general introductory chapters review evidence of the group's evolutionary history and also place the birds' distributions, ecology, behaviour and physiology in an evolutionary context." "All the species are illustrated in 23 colour plates painted by Martin Woodcock. He has also contributed text drawings that illustrate behaviour and other features."--Jacket
Print Book, English, 2001
Oxford University Press, New York, 2001