Download or read book The Handbook of Bird Families written by Jonathan Elphick and published by Firefly Books. This book was released on 2019-03-29 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This ultimate handbook contains a comprehensive survey of the world's birds, reflecting the latest classification changes to the Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. It includes an introduction to each of the bird orders and a detailed account and concise fact panel for every one of the 234 families. It details the appearance, behaviour and lifestyle of the family members, while a glossary, further reading list and an index ensure easy reference."--