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1 online resource (448 pages) |
| Contents |
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- How to Use This Book -- INTRODUCTION -- WHAT IS A 'RARE BIRD'-AND WHEN AND WHENCE? -- MIGRATION AND VAGRANCY IN BIRDS -- WHERE DO NORTH AMERICAN VAGRANTS COME FROM? -- TOPOGRAPHY, MOLT, AND AGING -- SPECIES ACCOUNTS -- WATERFOWL -- SUNGREBES -- ALCIDS -- PELAGIC SEABIRDS -- GULLS AND TERNS -- SHOREBIRDS -- WADING BIRDS -- LARGER LANDBIRDS -- AERIAL LANDBIRDS -- SONGBIRDS -- Appendices -- Appendix A. Species New to North America, Fall 2011-Summer 2012 -- Appendix B: Species of Hypothetical Occurrence -- Appendix C: Birds New to North America, 1950-2011 -- Literature Cited -- Index |
| Summary |
Rare Birds of North America is the first comprehensive illustrated guide to the vagrant birds that occur throughout the United States and Canada. Featuring 275 stunning color plates, this book covers 262 species originating from three very different regions--the Old World, the New World tropics, and the world's oceans. It explains the causes of avian vagrancy and breaks down patterns of occurrence by region and season, enabling readers to see where, when, and why each species occurs in North America. Detailed species accounts describe key identification features, taxonomy, age, sex, distribu |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
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Photography of birds -- North America
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Rare birds -- North America
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PHOTOGRAPHY -- Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions -- General.
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PHOTOGRAPHY -- Individual Photographers -- Artists' Books.
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PHOTOGRAPHY -- Photoessays & Documentaries.
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PHOTOGRAPHY -- Subjects & Themes -- General.
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NATURE -- Animals -- Birds.
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Photography of birds
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Rare birds
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North America
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Howell, Steve N. G
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Russell, Will
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| ISBN |
9781400848072 |
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1400848075 |
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