Pigeons and Doves of the World

Good+ used hardcover in dust jacket. Bumped corners. Foxing on top edge of pages. Previous owner's name stamped on ffp. Creases and a small tear to DJ. Shelf worn. Third edition.

Only a few areas of the world, from the tropics to the cold temperate regions, are not inhabited by some kind of pigeons. In this third edition, Derek Goodwin has updated many of the species entries and provided three new, specially commissioned color plates.  Includes the family's nomenclature, adaptive radiation, coloration, plumage sequences, feeding habits, voice and other sound signals, display, pair formation, nesting, parental care, and escape.  Nearly all of the species descriptions are accompanied by an accurate line drawing, and a distribution map, and there are six color plates.