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National Geographic Field Guide To The Birds Of North America Third Edition
by NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETYEdition:
3rd
ISBN13:
9780792274513
ISBN10:
0792274512
Format:
Trade Paper
Pub. Date:
4/1/1999
Publisher(s):
National Geographic
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Summary
Completely revised and updated, this most up-to-date bird guide on the market features more than 800 North American birds, including 80 new species. The edition is lavishly illustrated with specially commissioned, full-color illustrations, plus range maps and detailed descriptions.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. 6 |
| Loons | p. 20 |
| Grebes | p. 24 |
| Albatrosses | p. 28 |
| Shearwaters, Petrels | p. 30 |
| Gadfly Petrels | p. 32 |
| Storm-Petrels | p. 42 |
| Frigatebirds; Tropicbirds | p. 46 |
| Boobies, Gannets | p. 48 |
| Pelicans | p. 50 |
| Anhingas; Cormorants | p. 52 |
| Herons, Bitterns, Egrets | p. 56 |
| Storks; Flamingos | p. 62 |
| Ibises, Spoonbills | p. 64 |
| Ducks, Geese, Swans | p. 66 |
| Whistling-Ducks; Perching Ducks | p. 74 |
| Dabbling Ducks | p. 76 |
| Pochards | p. 84 |
| Eiders | p. 88 |
| Sea Ducks | p. 90 |
| Mergansers | p. 94 |
| Stiff-tailed Ducks; Exotic Waterfowl | p. 96 |
| Illustration: Ducks in Flight | p. 98 |
| New World Vultures; Hawks, Kites, Eagles | p. 102 |
| Accipiters | p. 110 |
| Buteos | p. 112 |
| Caracaras, Falcons | p. 120 |
| Illustration: Female Hawks in Flight | p. 126 |
| Chacalacas; Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys | p. 130 |
| New World Quail | p. 140 |
| Limpkin; Rails,Gallinules, Coots | p. 144 |
| Cranes | p. 150 |
| Lapwings, Plovers | p. 152 |
| Jacanas; Oystercatchers; Stilts, Avocets | p. 158 |
| Sandpipers, Phalaropes | p. 160 |
| Dowitchers | p. 180 |
| Phalaropes | p. 184 |
| Illustration: Shorebirds in Flight | p. 186 |
| Skuas, Gulls, Terns, Skimmers | p. 190 |
| Jaegers | p. 192 |
| Gulls | p. 194 |
| Illustration: Immature Gulls in Flight | p. 212 |
| Terns | p. 214 |
| Auks, Murres, Puffins | p. 224 |
| Pigeons, Doves | p. 234 |
| Parakeets, Parrots | p. 240 |
| Cuckoos, Roadrunners, Anis | p. 244 |
| Owls | p. 248 |
| Nightjars | p. 258 |
| Swifts | p. 262 |
| Hummingbirds | p. 264 |
| Trogons | p. 270 |
| Kingfishers | p. 272 |
| Woodpeckers | p. 274 |
| Sapsuckers | p. 278 |
| Tyrant Flycatchers | p. 286 |
| Empidonax Flycatchers | p. 288 |
| Shrikes | p. 304 |
| Vireos | p. 306 |
| Crows, Jays, Magpies | p. 312 |
| Larks | p. 320 |
| Swallows | p. 322 |
| Wrentit; Chickadees, Titmice | p. 326 |
| Verdins; Bushtits | p. 330 |
| Creepers; Nuthatches | p. 332 |
| Wrens | p. 334 |
| Dippers | p. 336 |
| Kinglets; Old World Warblers, Gnatcatchers | p. 338 |
| Old World Flycatchers | p. 342 |
| Thrushes, Robins | p. 344 |
| Mockingbirds, Thrashers | p. 354 |
| Bulbuls; Starlings | p. 358 |
| Accentors; Wagtails, Pipits | p. 360 |
| Waxwings; Silky-flycatchers | p. 364 |
| Wood-Warblers | p. 366 |
| Olive Warbler | p. 390 |
| Tanagers | p. 392 |
| Bananaquits; Towhees, Sparrows, Longspurs, Emberiza Buntings | p. 394 |
| Cardinals, Grosbeaks, Passerina Buntings | p. 428 |
| Blackbirds, Orioles | p. 434 |
| Finches | p. 446 |
| Old World Sparrows; Estrildid Finches; Weavers | p. 456 |
| Index | p. 458 |
| Artists' Credits | p. 477 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 479 |
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