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03834cam a2200385 i 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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ocn959035076 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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OCoLC |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20190610000423.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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161125s2017 nhuaf b 001 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2016038535 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
DLC |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Description conventions |
rda |
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DLC |
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YDX |
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OCLCO |
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BDX |
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YAM |
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GK8 |
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OCLCQ |
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YDX |
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OCLCO |
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OBE |
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TXDRI |
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TJZ |
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OCLCQ |
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NFG |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781611689716 |
| Qualifying information |
(cloth) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
1611689716 |
| Qualifying information |
(cloth) |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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| System control number |
(OCoLC)959035076 |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE |
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| Authentication code |
pcc |
| 043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE |
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n-us--- |
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n-usa-- |
| 092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) |
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| Classification number |
598.92 |
| Item number |
F196 |
| 049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC) |
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| Holding library |
NFGA |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Fallon, Katie, |
| Relator term |
author. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
333329 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Vulture : |
| Remainder of title |
the private life of an unloved bird / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Katie Fallon. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE STATEMENTS |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
Lebanon, NH : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
ForeEdge, an imprint of University Press of New England, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
[2017] |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
232 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : |
| Other physical details |
illustrations ; |
| Dimensions |
23 cm |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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| Content Type Term |
text |
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txt |
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rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
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| Media Type Term |
unmediated |
| Media Type Code |
n |
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rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
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| Carrier Type Term |
volume |
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nc |
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rdacarrier |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-222) and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Introduction : the spokesbird -- Vulture culture -- The private lives of public birds -- Rockshelter -- Wings and prayers -- Rebirth -- Hill of the sacred eagles -- On the move -- Virginia is for vultures -- Battlefield ghosts -- Welcome back, buzzards -- Epilogue : spokesbirds for the spokesbirds -- Afterword : what you can do. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
Turkey vultures, the most widely distributed and abundant scavenging birds of prey on the planet, are found from central Canada to the southern tip of Argentina, and nearly everywhere in between. In the United States we sometimes call them buzzards; in parts of Mexico the name is aura cabecirroja, in Uruguay jote cabeza colorada, and in Ecuador gallinazo aura. A huge bird, the turkey vulture is a familiar sight from culture to culture, in both hemispheres. But despite being ubiquitous and recognizable, the turkey vulture has never had a book of literary nonfiction devoted to it—until Vulture. Floating on six-foot wings, turkey vultures use their keen senses of smell and sight to locate carrion. Unlike their cousin the black vulture, turkey vultures do not kill weak or dying animals; instead, they cleanse, purify, and renew the environment by clearing it of decaying carcasses, thus slowing the spread of such dangerous pathogens as anthrax, rabies, and botulism. The beauty, grace, and important role of these birds in the ecosystem notwithstanding, turkey vultures are maligned and underappreciated; they have been accused of spreading disease and killing livestock, neither of which has ever been substantiated. Although turkey vultures are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, which makes harming them a federal offense, the birds still face persecution. They've been killed because of their looks, their odor, and their presence in proximity to humans. Even the federal government occasionally sanctions "roost dispersals," which involve the harassment and sometimes the murder of communally roosting vultures during the cold winter months. Vulture follows a year in the life of a typical North American turkey vulture. By incorporating information from scientific papers and articles, as well as interviews with world-renowned raptor and vulture experts, author Katie Fallon examines all aspects of the bird's natural history: breeding, incubating eggs, raising chicks, migrating, and roosting. After reading this book you will never look at a vulture in the same way again. |
| 610 20 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME |
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| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element |
Avian Conservation Center of Appalachia. |
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333330 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Turkey vulture |
| Geographic subdivision |
United States. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
333331 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Birds |
| General subdivision |
Conservation |
| Geographic subdivision |
Appalachian Region |
| Form subdivision |
Anecdotes. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
333332 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Wildlife rescue |
| Geographic subdivision |
Appalachian Region |
| Form subdivision |
Anecdotes. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
333333 |
| 655 #7 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM |
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| Genre/form data or focus term |
Anecdotes. |
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lcgft |
| 9 (RLIN) |
4847 |
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C0 |
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NFG |
