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Nightjars of the World

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by Nigel Cleere

This lavishly illustrated book is the first comprehensive photographic guide to the Caprimulgiformes of the world. Each of the 100 species of nightjars and nighthawks, 17 frogmouths, 7 potoos, Oilbird and 10 owlet-nightjars are illustrated with high quality photographs, including many images which have never previously been published.

✦ Covers 135 species - all the nightjars and nighthawks, frogmouths, potoos, Oilbird and owlet-nightjars - following the latest taxonomic studies.
✦ Features over 580 superb colour photographs – the work of 190 different photographers – covering every known species and many of the subspecies, including a significant number of images never previously published.
✦ Includes photographs of museum specimens of those species for which images of live birds were unavailable, including the five species that have not been seen since their original discovery.
✦ Species accounts include colour distribution maps, the scientific citation, identification points, the main confusion species within range, vocalizations, habitat and altitudinal range, breeding season and sites, egg type and clutch size, downy chick, status and 2009 IUCN Red List category.
✦ Fully illustrated introductory sections cover distribution, plumage and structure and general biology.
✦ A comprehensive section covering the latest taxonomic thinking and explaining the treatment of each family.

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Britain's Dragonflies (2nd Edition)

*** DUE SPRING 2010 ***

by Dave Smallshire and Andy Swash

A full revision of this highly acclaimed best-selling photographic guide to the dragonflies and damselflies of Britain and Ireland, covering all 56 species that have been recorded, as well as ten potential vagrants. Featuring new colour plates, a redesigned section on larval identification and updated text.

Finnish Lapland and the Kuusamo area

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by Dirk Hilbers

Lapland is Finland’s northernmost province and lies almost entirely above the Arctic Circle. Large parts of the province are wilderness. Most of the land, particularly in the north, is in a pristine state. A visit to Finnish Lapland is an experience that is hard to capture in words. The land is vast and roads are few. The National Park of Lemmenjoki is, together with adjacent reserves in North Norway, the largest area in Europe without roads or drivable tracks. Deep in this wilderness, enigmatic animals, such as Brown Bear, Wolverine, Wolf, Lynx and Elk, lurk. Yet at the same time, the Lapland experience unique wilderness induces reflection. The forests are – and feel – vast and empty. Their silence is all-encompassing and humbling.

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