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Birds of Australia series.

This page lists the books in the Birds of Australia series that was published as part of the National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife between 1982 and 1996.



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Australia bird books

 

Finches, Bowerbirds and Other Passerines Of Australia

Editor: Ronald Strahan

Birds Of Australia series

The National Photographic index of Australian Wildlife

Angus & Robertson

1996

"This volume includes: buntings; finches; sparrows; weavers; grass-finches; starlings and mynas; orioles and figbirds; drongos; bowerbirds; birds of paradise; magpie-larks; mud-nest builders; woodswallows; magpies, currawongs and butcherbirds; and crows and ravens. Full descriptions are given of each species, as well as breeding habits, habitat, food, voice, distribution and current status. Each entry is accompanied by colour photographs and distribution maps."

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Cuckoos, Nightbirds and Kingfishers of Australia

Editor: Ronald Strahan

Birds Of Australia series

The National Photographic index of Australian Wildlife

Angus & Robertson

1994

"This volume includes some non-passerine families: cuckoos, owls, frogmouths, nightjars, owlet nightjars, swifts, kingfishers, and bee-eaters; and some passerine families: pittas, lyrebirds, scrub-birds, larks, swallows, pipits, wagtails, cuckooshrikes, trillers and bulbuls. Full descriptions are accompanied by colour photographs and distribution maps."

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Birds of Prey and Ground Birds of Australia

Editor: Penny Olsen, Francis Crome, Jerry Olsen

Birds Of Australia series

The National Photographic index of Australian Wildlife

Angus & Robertson

1993

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Parrots and Pigeons of Australia

Editor: Francis Crome and James Shields

Birds Of Australia series

The National Photographic index of Australian Wildlife

Angus & Robertson

1992

"This is an account of all the species of parrots and pigeons found in Australia. The text is designed for the general reader with no prior knowledge of the birds that are dealt with. Each entry provides a summary of what is known about the basic biology of the species, its habitat and distribution. Each species is illustrated and each photograph is chosen for its technical, scientific and aesthetic qualities."

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Honeyeaters and their Allies of Australia

Editor: Wayne Longmore

Birds Of Australia series

The National Photographic index of Australian Wildlife

Angus & Robertson

1991

"Includes coverage of honeyeaters, sunbirds, flowerpeckers, pardalotes and white-eyes."

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The Robins and Flycatchers of Australia

Editor: Walter E. Boles

Birds Of Australia series

The National Photographic index of Australian Wildlife

Angus & Robertson

1989

"Includes coverage of thrushes, robins, shrike-thrushes, monarchs, fantails, quailthrushes, logrunners, whipbirds and babblers."

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The Shorebirds of Australia

Editor: John Douglas Pringle

Birds Of Australia series

The National Photographic index of Australian Wildlife

Angus & Robertson

1987

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The Seabirds of Australia

Editor: Terence R. Lindsey

Birds Of Australia series

The National Photographic index of Australian Wildlife

Angus & Robertson

1986

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The Waterbirds of Australia

Editor: Victor Serventy

Birds Of Australia series

The National Photographic index of Australian Wildlife

Angus & Robertson

1985

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The Wrens and Warblers of Australia

Editor: Victor Serventy

Birds Of Australia series

The National Photographic index of Australian Wildlife

Angus & Robertson

1982

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Last updated December 2011