Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter 1
2. CONTENTS 5
3. Foreword 6
4. Introduction 8
5. Egg anatomy & physiology 14
6. Egg size & shape 16
7. Egg coloration & patterning 18
8. Nests & eggs 20
9. Breeding strategies: clutch size 22
10. Breeding strategies: nest parasitism 24
11. Science & egg collections 28
12. The eggs
13. WATER BIRDS 35
14. LARGE NON-PASSERINE LAND BIRDS 198
15. SMALL NON-PASSERINE LAND BIRDS 310
16. PASSERINES 378
17. Appendices
18. Glossary 644
19. Resources & useful information 646
20. The classification of birds 648
21. Index by common name 650
22. Index by scientific name 653
23. Acknowledgments 656