Manual "Measuring Birds"

This work was developed by field and museum ornithologists and, for the first time, presents a large number of different measurement parameters for birds in a comparative way. Practical in orientation and with particular attention to detailed illustrations, this handy booklet offers precise instructions and recommendations on how to measure birds. Special problems of measurement are addressed, as are the accuracy, reliability and comparability of measurements, the numbering of the feathers of the major plumage, skull pneumatization, measuring instruments and weight. The work concludes with a comprehensive bibliography.

Printed on durable, washable plastic and bound with a practical spiral binding, this manual is specifically tailored to use in the field and in preparation. A must for bird ringers, curators, preparators and anyone involved in morphometrics