The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of Birds of the World

The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of Birds of the World

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  • 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 1056 p.
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9780691117010
  • DDC分類 597

Full Description


This is the most accurate and comprehensive checklist of birds ever published in a single volume. First published over twenty years ago, "The Howard and Moore Checklist" was the first such compact list to include not only all the known species in the world but subspecies too. This new edition of the highly respected reference volume has been fully revised and updated throughout. Enlarged significantly, it has benefited from the input of five regional consultants - one for each of the Americas, Africa, Asia, Australasia, and the Palaearctic - who have assisted with a thorough and rigorous reassessment of all taxonomic data. This review has led to the inclusion of many valuable new footnotes and references; there are some 4,000 footnotes explaining taxonomic choices, and 3,000 references. All authorities for newly described taxa (whether recognized now or not) are given with full references, for the first time in any checklist.The introductory sections set forth the rationale of the sequence of families adopted as well as key concepts and new developments in the study of avian taxonomy; discussed are the relative attributes of the Biological Species Concept and the Phylogenic Species Concept, which are critical to our understanding of taxonomy and related issues. Also covered are new developments in taxonomy; those areas where consensus is fast developing are highlighted. Finally, all main entries and synonyms are indexed by English and scientific names - the latter to subspecies level for the first time.

Contents

Foreward by Richard Howard 7 Introduction 9 Avian Higher-level Phylogenetics and the Howard and Moore Checklist of Birds by Joel Cracraft, F. Keith Barker and Alice Cibois 16 The Sequence of Families of Birds 22 Presentation of the List 27 Acknowledgements 29 Checklist of the Birds of the World 31 Appendix I: Matters of Nomenclature 827 Appendix II: Notes on Bibliographic Details 830 List of References 832 Index of Scientific Names 884 Index of English Names 1017