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Curassows, Guans and Chachalacas Nigel Hughes 2006 "A catalogue of paintings exhibited at the Fine Art Society, London, 7-22 June 2006, shows 41 colour illustrations of the neotropical bird family Cracidae. Nigel Hughes is the first person to have painted all 50 species of curassows, guans and chachalacas from living specimens, and these paintings show them in their native habitat. An inserted booklet describes the biology, ecology and conservation efforts to save these remarkable birds from extinction."

Curassows and Related Birds Jean Delacour and Dean Amadon Updated by Josep Del Hoyo and Anna Moties Paintings: Albert Earl Gilbert Lynx Edicions 2004 "This family, which includes Chachalacas, Guans and Curassows consists of 50 species of birds, typical of Middle and South America, mostly rare and threatened. The original work of 1973 by Delacour and Amadon included wonderful illustrations by A. E. Gilbert. This new edition contains all the original drawings and plates as well as stunning new plates by A E Gilbert illustrating the chicks of some of the species, and incorporates the plates from the Handbook of the Birds of the World corresponding to this family. It also includes an update chapter dealing with the most significant facts discovered about each species since the release of the first edition 30 years ago, with a special emphasis on natural history and conservation status."	Buy from amazon.co.uk

Curassows, Guans and Chachalacas: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan for Cracids 2000-2004 Compiled by Daniel M. Brooks and Stuart D. Strahl International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources 2000 "This action plan presents the first step in the IUCN/SSC Cracid Specialist Groups efforts to identify and coordinate programs for the international management of cracids throughout Latin America."	Buy from amazon.co.uk

Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 2: New World Vultures to Guineafowl Editor: Josep Del Hoyo, Andrew Elliott and Jordi Sargatal Lynx Edicions 1994 638 pages, 60 colour plates, 302 colour photos, 590 distribution maps. "This volume covers: New World vultures, osprey, hawks & eagles, secretarybird, caracaras & falcons, megapodes, chachalacas, guans & curassows, turkeys, grouse, New World quails, partridges & pheasants, and guineafowl."	Buy from amazon.co.uk

Curassows and Related Birds Jean Delacour and Dean Amadon Paintings: Albert Earl Gilbert The American Museum of Natural History 1973 "A definitive work on this group of birds. Based on an enormous amount of research & several field trips, it describes in detail the birds' habitats, way of life, biology, & systematic description of the species."	Buy from amazon.co.uk

Taxonomy of the Cracidae (Aves) Charles Vaurie Painting: A.E. Gilbert Bulletin Of The American Museum Of Natural History, Volume 138 The American Museum of Natural History 1968 From the introduction: "The present study is restricted to the living Cracidae and to forms that have become extinct recently, and is based chiefly on external morphology and geographical distribution. General habits, broad ecology, and isolating mechanisms were taken into consideration, but I have not enlarged upon these subjects, which, together with the life history, will be contained in a book being prepared by my colleagues Jean Delacour and Dean Amadon.	Buy from amazon.co.uk