HANDBOOK BIRDS OF THE WORLD Vol 14 Bush-shrikes to Old World Sparrows

edited by Josep Del Hoyo / Andrew Elliott / David A Christie

Are the birds of paradise the most beautiful birds of all? Are the crows and jays the most intelligent? Volume 14 covers these families together with the popular and attractive groups of starlings, bowerbirds, drongos, bush-shrikes, vangas, sparrows and others. 50 colour plates, over 500 colour photographs, 484 distribution maps. 893pp. 2009