Language: Chinese with English and scientific nomenclature
The Encyclopedia of Birds in China, Volume B is the second of a two-volume set and deals with the passerines, covering 1371 species. For each species, the book provides the bird's scientific name, classification, morphological characteristics, geographical distribution, population and resource status, and a large number of ecological photos of birds in the wild, showing visually different forms (including females, males, young, and winter and summer plumage, etc.).
Summary in Chinese:
The Encyclopedia of Birds in China, Volume B《中国鸟类图志(下卷雀形目)(精)》以中国鸟类学专家郑作新院士(已故)和郑光美院士的鸟类学分类(1371种)系统为基准,参考了国内外鸟类分类学研究的最新进展,共收录中国鸟类1408种另603亚种,是迄今为止涵盖国内鸟种最全面的鸟类图书。书中对每种鸟类的科学名称、分类、形态特征、地理分布、种群和资源状态等进行科学的描述,以大量珍贵野外生态照片直观地展示鸟类不同的形态(含雌、雄、成、幼、冬、夏等)。用最真实的图片区别于过去出版的手绘标本图或合成图片类的图书。弥补了相关图书物种不全和内容年久未修订的缺憾。本书将中国有分布的鸟种以图片形式汇于一体,具有科学性、创新性和实用性,并兼具艺术性,是科学发展、生态文明的具体体现,是美丽中国最直观最生动的展示。
本书为下册之《雀形目》。