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More About This Title Birds
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From the world’s great collections of ornithological art, this giant book showcases exquisite, vibrant images of nature's most beautiful birds. Ranging from intricately detailed drawings of well-known birds to vivid representations of exotic species, these paintings, sketches, and plates are accompanied by extensive captions that interweave an appreciation of the illustration and artist with fascinating details about the species and its habitat. Original artwork is featured from the best-known ornithological artists, including John James Audubon, Jacques Barraband, Ferdinand Bauer, Mark Catesby, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, John Gould, Edward Lear, William MacGillivray, Archibald Thorburn, Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe, Alexander Wilson, and Joseph Wolf. This mammoth edition will not only delight bird lovers, but also those who have an appreciation of beautifully executed art.
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Katrina Cook is a bird artist and a curator at London's Natural History Museum, where she works on one of the largest and most scientifically important collections of avian material in the world. She is also a qualified bird ringer. Jonathan Elphick has almost 40 years of experience as a natural history writer, editor, and consultant specializing in ornithology. His books include The Atlas of Bird Migration, Birds: The Art of Ornithology, and Encyclopedia of Animals.
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