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Excerpt from The Water Fowl of India and Asia The favorable reception which the Anglo-Indian public has been kind enough to accord to the present work in its first form "How to know the Indian Ducks" has been deemed a justification for the issue of this revised edition, which has not only been brought up to date as far as Indian waterfowl are concerned, but amplified by the addition of brief notices and descriptions of all non-Indian Asiatic species. Thus the book is now a complete guide to all the wild fowl of Asia from the Mediterranean to the Pacific, and will, it is hoped, be serviceable to sportsmen East and West of our Indian Empire, as well as affording means of identification to Anglo-Indians of species at present not known as Indian, but likely in the future to come over our borders, as the Red-breasted Goose and Mandarin Duck have done since the publication of this work in its original form. By way of keeping to the original plan of a work of reference for Anglo-Indians especially, however, the matter dealing with non-Indian Asiatic species has been kept in small print, and these species are not included in the keys, to simplify matters as much as possible. The majority of the ducks the sportsman is likely to meet with, it must be remembered, are found all across Asia in greater or less abundance, so that if he knows the Indian species he will be well advanced in his knowledge of those he may meet with in shooting elsewhere in Asia; or in Europe either, for that matter. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from The Water Fowl of India and Asia Having said this much by way Of introduction we may proceed to the means of distinguishing 3 Duck when the bird has been obtained by means legitimate or otherwise. Most people know a Duck or Goose at sight but there are exceptions and for the sake Of these weak brethren, I must ask those whose knowledge is greater to excuse what will seem to them unnecessary details. I have heard of one Sportsman exhibiting a Cormorant, and another a Coot as a Duck and as Dabchicks have been Offered to me in the Calcutta bazaar as Teal, I presume that particular sell has been worked suc cessfully on others. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Wildfowl of Europe, Asia and North America is a comprehensive reference summarisingcurrent knowledge on the identification of the different species and subspeciesof ducks, geese and swans in Europe, Asia and North America - in essence theHolarctic zoogeographical region. The detailed species accounts cover taxonomy,specific and subspecific identification features, determination of age and sex,geographic variation, measurements, voice, moult and hybridisation. Inaddition, the current status of each species is treated with up-to-dateinformation on distribution, population size, habitat and life-cycle. The textis complemented by 650 colour photos, almost all taken in the wild, and 72 colourplates painted by the author and featuring over 920 individual artworks.Together, these represent most of the plumages of each of the 84 speciestreated in this book, as well as more than 100 hybrids that are observed moreor less regularly in the wild. The photos are provided with captions that focuson the most important features, and the plates are accompanied by succinctcaption text and distribution maps. This new identification guide provides an unrivalled level of detail and a wealthof information and illustrations. It will be an essential reference for anyoneinterested in the ducks, geese and swans of Eurasia and North America.
This is the first single volume guide ever devoted to the eastern Asian avifauna. The eastern Asian region, centring especially on the major islands off the continental coast (including Japan and Taiwan) and the immediately adjacent areas of the Asian continent from Kamchatka in the north and including the Korean Peninsula are an important centre of endemism. Birds endemic to this region include representatives of many of the major families, from the world's largest eagle - Steller's Sea Eagle - to the tiny Formosan Firecrest. The east Asian continental coast and the offshore islands also form one of the world's major international bird migration routes, especially for waterfowl, shorebirds and raptors, while the east Asian continental mainland itself is home to a wide range of species little known to western ornithologists such as Scaly-sided Merganser, Oriental Stork and Mugimaki Flycatcher. The guide features the most up-to-date text available, which, in conjunction with extensive colour plates throughout, facilitates the field identification of all of the species known from the region. Colour distribution maps enhance the text by providing a visual analysis of the summer, winter and migratory ranges of all species.
This book is the outcome of a major international conference on waterbirds held in Edinburgh in April 2004.