Bird (精装)

出版时间：1997年11月  出版社：Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd (1997年11月13日)  作者：David Burnie  

内容概要

Have you ever wondered how feathers grow, or what owls eat? Did you know  Aepyornis titan, the extinct "elephant bird" of Madagascar, laid eggs that weighed 26  lbs? In Bird, all things avian are revealed: feathers, food and fossils, along with  courtship, nest-building and camouflaging behaviour. In this Who's Who of the bird  world, you'll discover which of our feathered friends is fastest, slowest, largest and smallest,  and you'll see for yourself how new-born chicks hatch from eggs. Also included are handy  pointers for attracting birds and observing some of the 600 species found solely in Europe.  With superb colour photographs and eye-catching text, this highly informative guide will turn  an inquisitive child into a knowledgable ornithologist in no time.