Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds. Volume 4: Parrots to Dollarbird [HANZAB] by P.J. Higgins, Editor - 1999

Oxford University Press, 1999. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine hardcover in dust jacket of Volume 4: Parrots to Dollarbird. Published by the Royal Australian Ornithologists' Union and Oxford University Press. Color plates by J.N. DAVIES and others. 'HANZAB' is one of the most significant projects in Australian ornithology. It provides a comprehensive and accurate synthesis of knowledge of all the birds that occur in the region which includes Australia, New Zealand and Antarctica, the Antarctic and sub-antarctic islands, and the external territories of Cocos-Keeling, Christmas, Lord Howe, Norfolk, Kermadec, and Chatham Islands.
Comprehensive natural history on each species, including Parrots, Cockatoos, Lorikeets, Cockatiel, Corella, Galah, Rosella, Kakapo, Cuckoos, Owls, Frogmouth, Nightjar, Swifts and Swiftlets, Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, and Rollers (psittaciformes, cuculiformes, strigiformes, caprimulgiformes, apodiformes, and coraciiformes).