Illustrated birds of North America / Jon L. Dunn and Jonathan Alderfer.
Material type: TextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2009.Edition: Folio edDescription: 502 p. : col. ill., maps (chiefly col.) ; 31 cmISBN:- 1426205252 (trade hardcover : alk. paper)
- 1426205775 (deluxe hardcover : alk. paper)
- 9781426205255 (trade hardcover : alk. paper)
- 9781426205774 (deluxe hardcover : alk. paper)
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Main Library | Oversize | 598.097 D923 | Available | 33111006486233 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Rescaled and enlarged to 150 percent of original size, the guide's 4,000-plus illustrations of North America's 970 bird species enable readers to appreciate every brushstroke of the beautiful artwork.
Based on: National Geographic field guide to the birds of North America / edited by Jon L. Dunn and Jonathan Alderfer. 2006
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ducks, Geese and Swans -- Curassows and Guans -- Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, and Old World Quail -- New World Quail -- Loons -- Grebes -- Albatrosses -- Shearwaters and Petrels -- Storm-Petrels -- Frigatebirds -- Tropicbirds -- Boobies and Gannets -- Pelicans -- Darters -- Cormorants -- Herons, Bitterns, and Allies -- Storks -- Flamingos -- Ibises and Spoonbills -- New World Vultures -- Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies -- Caracaras and Falcons -- Limpkins -- Rails, Gallinules, and Coots -- Cranes -- Lapwings and Plovers -- Jacanas -- Oystercatchers -- Stilts and Avocets -- Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies -- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers -- Skuas and Jaegers -- Auks, Murres, and Puffins -- Pigeons and Doves -- Lories, Parakeets, Macaws, and Parrots -- Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis -- Owls -- Goatsuckers -- Swifts -- Hummingbirds -- Trogons -- Kingfishers -- Woodpeckers and Allies -- Tyrant Flycatchers -- Shrikes -- Vireos -- Crows and Jays -- Larks -- Swallows -- Babblers -- Chickadees and Titmice -- Penduline Tits and Verdins -- Long Tailed Tits and Bushtits -- Creepers -- Nuthatches -- Wrens -- Dippers -- Kinglets -- Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers -- Old World Flycatchers -- Thrushes -- Mockingbirds and Thrashers -- Bulbuls -- Starlings -- Accentors -- Wagtails and Pipits -- Waxwings -- Silky-Flycatchers -- Wood-Warblers -- Olive Warbler -- Tanagers -- Bananaquit -- Emberizids (Sparrows) -- Cardinals, Saltators, and Allies -- Blackbirds -- Fringilline, and Cardueline Finches and Allies -- Old World Sparrows -- Weavers -- Estrildid Finches -- Accidental and Extinct Species