This magnificent six-volume set, of which this is the first Volume, will cover all species (including those recently extinct) occurring in Australia, New Zealand, their dependencies, Antarctica, and the subantarctic islands.This unique and comprehensive work covers field identification, habitat, distribution, movements, food, voice, social organization and behaviour, breeding, and plumage, and there are one hundred magnificent plates showing developmental and seasonal changes in the colour of the plumage and bare parts.