invite you to consider
EAGLES
OF THE WORLD
AUTHOR: Leslie Brown
PUBLISHED: David & Charles, Newton Abbot. 1976
FORMAT: Hb, 224pp, illustrated, bibliography, index
CONDITION: Used...ex-library stock, so expect library stamps/marks/stickers.
Dust-jacket, rather worn, stained on back cover.
Book - in good, sound & clean condition.
For thousands of years the way of an eagle in the air has impressed and intruiged mankind; a large eagle in masterful flight has a grandeur and grace no bird can surpass. Wonder, even awe, leads enthusiasts to seek eagles out and study them - but this is no easy field of work.
Here thw world’s foremost authority on eagles brings together all that is so far known about them, from the enormous Harpy Eagle of South America, the most formidable bird in the world, to the small species little larger than goshawks.
In clear, straightforward language, embellished with a wealth of personal experience, the author provides a fascinating and immensely valuable survey of the four main groups of eagles : the species, their physical characters and adaptations, their behaviour and breeding cycle, and the conservation problems.
The unique tables of summarised data will serve as the basis for future research.
Sections cover -
• The species of eagles
• Physical characters, senses & adaptation for predation
• Behaviour away from the nest & outside the breeding season
• The breeding cycle
• The young Eagle
• The conservation of Eagles