Descripciones mejoradas de Syndetics:

This spectacular catalog features 180 families of birds.

Reseñas proporcionadas por Syndetics

Library Journal Review

Like Bruce Campbell and Elizabeth Lack's A Dictionary of Birds ( LJ 7/85), The Encyclopedia of Birds is superbly written, edited, and illustrated. Many of the same authors have written on the same subjects in both books. An important difference is that the Dictionary is arranged alphabetically, while the Encyclopedia is organized by taxonomic order. The Encyclopedia contains an index, but due to the sometimes confusing classification of birds, its format may still make it difficult to use. In addition, the Dictionary is more detailed and extensive, and includes references at the end of long definitions. But the Encyclopedia 's large color photographs, which are often strikingly beautiful, will be useful to both amateurs and professionals. While the Dictionary is a necessity for most academic libraries, both books are highly recommended to public libraries with large reference collections. Nicholas J. Volkman, Point Reyes Bird Observatory, Stinson Beach, Cal. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

CHOICE Review

More of a treatise on bird families than an encyclopedia. Comparing it to Bird Families of the World, ed. by C.J.O. Harrison (CH, Jan '79), this reviewer found it to be more complete and more up to date as to recent revisions of families and subfamilies. The contents include a preface, notes on classification (most useful); and an article, ``What Is a Bird.'' Families are then dealt with in three parts:-Ostriches to Button Quails; Plovers to Woodpeckers; and The Passerines. There is a glossary, and a well-done index denoting the pages on which a particular species may be illustrated or cited. The index also refers to pages on which a reader can find information on subjects such as territorial behavior, migration, etc. The articles on families are brief but informative and were prepared by 90 contributing experts in the field or ornithology. The drawings of birds are good, but the photographs are truly brilliant. Highly recommended for all types of libraries.-C.J. Pollard, Los Angeles Unified School District