The Birds of the Wetlands
- ISBN-10
- 0709912870
- ISBN-13
- 9780709912873
- Category
- Nature / Ecosystems & Habitats / Lakes, Ponds & Swamps
- Pages
- 152
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1984
- Publisher
- Croom Helm
- Author
- James Hancock
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