The book of eggs: a lifesize guide to the eggs of six hundred of the world's bird species

Foreword / by John Bates

Introduction

Egg anatomy & physiology

Egg size & shape

Egg coloration & patterning

Nests & eggs

Breeding strategies : clutch size

Breeding strategies : nest parasitism

Science & egg collections

The eggs. Water birds ; Large non-passerine land birds ; Small non-passerine land birds ; Passerines

Appendices. Glossary ; Resources & useful information ; The classification of birds ; Index by common name ; Index by scientific name ; Acknowledgments.