Reed and Bush Warblers

Peter Kennerley has ringed and watched warblers in Hong Kong for many years, and David Pearson is an authority on the African species. Both authors have published extensively on the subject.Brian Small is a highly regarded bird illustrator with several books to his credit. His warblers are particularly outstanding.

• Foreword by Professor Philip RoundAcknowledgementsPhysical features and main habitat types of EurasiaPacific Ocean showing location of major island and island groupsProvinces of China, India, PakistanIntroductionTaxonomy, Species Inclusion and SequenceGenus and Species AccountTopography of a Bird, Terminology and GlossaryMigrationMoult StrategiesAgeingPhylogenetic Relationships as Revealed by Molecular Analyses by Professor Staffan BenschOrigins, Distributions and Extinction of Acrocephalus in the Pacific OceanMajor Contributors and SourcesColour PlatesSpecies Accounts (129-621)Appendices:Appendix 1: Sources of original descriptions, type localities and synonymsAppendix 2: Live wing lengths of selected Palerartic migrant speciesAppendix 3: Principal measurements from museum specimensAppendix 4: Origins, migration status and moult strategiesAppendix 5: Comparative field characters of similar speciesAppendix 6: Scientific names of other bird species mentioned in the textAppendix 7: Recent developments to 2010BibliographyIndex

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