Birds in China

A great variety of birds can be found in China, many of them rare species and some found only in certain districts of China. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China several nature reserves for the protection of rare birds have been established, saving many precious species from extinction.

The author, Xu Weishu, is a member of the executive council of the Chinese Society of Ornithology and its deputy secretary-general. His vivid and interesting account of the variety, distribution and habits of China's birds is complemented by nearly a hundred colour photographs. The book will prove rewarding for the general reader as well as bird specialists.