TY  - BOOK
AU  - Payne,Robert B.
AU  - Sorenson,Michael D.
TI  - The cuckoos
T2  - Bird families of the world
SN  - 1429421649
AV  - QL696.C83 P39 2005eb
U1  - 598.7/4 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Oxford, New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Cuckoos
KW  - SCIENCE
KW  - Life Sciences
KW  - Zoology
KW  - Ornithology
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - NATURE
KW  - Birdwatching Guides
KW  - Animals
KW  - Birds
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 526-606) and index; pt. 1. General chapters -- pt. 2. Species accounts
N2  - In The Cuckoos, Robert B. Payne presents a new evolutionary history of the family based on molecular genetics, and uses the family tree to explore the origins and diversity of their behaviour. He traces details of the cuckoos' biology to their original sources, includes descriptions of previously unpublished field observations, and reveals new comparisons of songs showing previously overlooked cuckoo species. Lavishly illustrated with specially commissioned colour plates. and numerous maps, halftones, and line drawings
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