The pheasants of the world

by Paul A. Johnsgard

"Surveying all pheasant species, from North America's introduced ring-necked pheasant to the jewel-colored peafowl of southern Asia, The Pheasants of the World brings together extensive information on the comparative biology and conservation status of wild pheasant populations. Species accounts address such topics as evolutionary history and relationships, social behavior, habitats and population densities, food and foraging behavior, movements and migrations, and reproductive biology. Each species is illustrated by a color photograph or a classic lithograph by Joseph Wolf, and sixty-eight line drawings depict behavior and anatomy. This second edition incorporates new information on the conservation outlook for each species and cites nearly two hundred new references, many of which represent recent research on previously little-known pheasants of China."--Jacket.