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The Crossley ID guide. Raptors / Richard Crossley, Jerry Liguori, and Brian Sullivan.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Princeton : Crossley Books/Princeton University Press, c2013.Description: 286 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 0691157405
  • 9780691157405
Other title:
  • Raptors
Subject(s):
Contents:
Introduction -- Raptor topography -- Species accounts : Turkey vulture ; Black vulture ; Crested caracara ; California condor ; Bald eagle ; Golden eagle ; Osprey ; Northern harrier ; Sharp-shinned hawk ; Cooper's hawk ; Northern Goshawk ; Red-tailed hawk ; Swainson's hawk ; White-tailed hawk ; Ferruginous hawk ; Rough-legged hawk ; Red-shouldered hawk ; Broad-winged hawk ; Gray hawk ; Short-tailed hawk ; Harris's hawk ; Common black-hawk ; Zone-tailed hawk ; Snail kite ; Hook-billed kite ; Swallow-tailed kite ; Mississippi kite ; White-tailed kite ; American kestrel ; Merlin ; Peregine falcon ; Prairie falcon ; Gyrfalcon ; Aplomado falcon -- Mystery photo images -- Mystery photo answers.
Summary: As part of the revolutionary Crossley ID Guide series, this comprehensive and authoritative book covers all thirty-four of North America's diurnal raptors. Each species is featured in stunning lifelike scenes creating a complete picture, ideal for the beginning and novice birder. These color plates show males and females, in a full spectrum of ages and color variants, depicted near and far, in flight and at rest, and from multiple angles, all caught in their typical habitats. This design allows everyone to understand and enjoy what he or she sees in the field. There are also comparative multispecies scenes and mystery photographs that allow readers to test their identification skills, along with answers and full explanations in the back of the book.--INSIDE COVER.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A revolutionary, comprehensive, and authoritative photographic guide to North America's raptors

Part of the revolutionary Crossley ID Guide series, this is the first raptor guide with lifelike scenes composed from multiple photographs--scenes that allow you to identify raptors just as the experts do. Experienced birders use the most easily observed and consistent characteristics--size, shape, behavior, probability, and general color patterns. The book's 101 scenes--including thirty-five double-page layouts--provide a complete picture of how these features are all related. Even the effects of lighting and other real-world conditions are illustrated and explained. Detailed and succinct accounts from two of North America's foremost raptor experts, Jerry Liguori and Brian Sullivan, stress the key identification features. This complete picture allows everyone from beginner to expert to understand and enjoy what he or she sees in the field. The mystique of bird identification is eliminated, allowing even novice birders to identify raptors quickly and simply.

Comprehensive and authoritative, the book covers all thirty-four of North America's diurnal raptor species (all species except owls). Each species is featured in stunning color plates that show males and females, in a full spectrum of ages and color variants, depicted near and far, in flight and at rest, and from multiple angles, all caught in their typical habitats. There are also comparative, multispecies scenes and mystery photographs that allow readers to test their identification skills, along with answers and full explanations in the back of the book. In addition, the book features an introduction, and thirty-four color maps accompany the plates.

Whether you are a novice or an expert, this one-of-a-kind guide will show you an entirely new way to look at these spectacular birds.

The most complete guide to North American raptors, written by some of the foremost experts The first raptor guide using Richard Crossley's acclaimed, innovative composite images that show birds as they actually appear in the field 101 stunning color plates--including thirty-five double-page layouts--composed from thousands of photographs Comparative, multispecies plates and photos of mystery species that allow readers to test their growing identification skills Complete with introduction, 34 color maps, and detailed species accounts

"Covers all thirty-four of North America's diurnal raptors"--Front cover flap.

Includes index.

Introduction -- Raptor topography -- Species accounts : Turkey vulture ; Black vulture ; Crested caracara ; California condor ; Bald eagle ; Golden eagle ; Osprey ; Northern harrier ; Sharp-shinned hawk ; Cooper's hawk ; Northern Goshawk ; Red-tailed hawk ; Swainson's hawk ; White-tailed hawk ; Ferruginous hawk ; Rough-legged hawk ; Red-shouldered hawk ; Broad-winged hawk ; Gray hawk ; Short-tailed hawk ; Harris's hawk ; Common black-hawk ; Zone-tailed hawk ; Snail kite ; Hook-billed kite ; Swallow-tailed kite ; Mississippi kite ; White-tailed kite ; American kestrel ; Merlin ; Peregine falcon ; Prairie falcon ; Gyrfalcon ; Aplomado falcon -- Mystery photo images -- Mystery photo answers.

As part of the revolutionary Crossley ID Guide series, this comprehensive and authoritative book covers all thirty-four of North America's diurnal raptors. Each species is featured in stunning lifelike scenes creating a complete picture, ideal for the beginning and novice birder. These color plates show males and females, in a full spectrum of ages and color variants, depicted near and far, in flight and at rest, and from multiple angles, all caught in their typical habitats. This design allows everyone to understand and enjoy what he or she sees in the field. There are also comparative multispecies scenes and mystery photographs that allow readers to test their identification skills, along with answers and full explanations in the back of the book.--INSIDE COVER.

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