侯连海教授撰写的《中国古鸟类》专著(云南科技出版社,2003年出版),从内容看,是迄今中国古鸟类研究文献中涉及种群数量最多、种类最多样、最集中系统论述的一部总结性专著,也是世界古生物学、古鸟类学研究的重大进展,对古鸟和今鸟系统演化与分类的研究有着重要的参考价值。书中 According to Professor Hou Lianhai’s “Ancient Chinese Birds” monograph (Yunnan Science and Technology Press, 2003), from the perspective of content, so far the most ancient Chinese bird research literature involves the largest number of species, the most diverse species, the most concentrated system of a It is also a great progress in paleontology and ancient ornithology in the world. It is of great value to the study of the evolution and classification of the ancient birds and the present birds. Book