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001			ocn958458234
003			OCoLC
005			20180722224943.0
008			170307s2017 nyua b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2016049366
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019			_a958096887 _a987993039
020			_a9780812993530 _qhardcover
020			_a0812993535 _qhardcover
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042			_apcc
092			_a598 _bR634
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aRobbins, Jim, _eauthor. _9205034
245	1	4	_aThe wonder of birds : _bwhat they tell us about ourselves, the world, and a better future / _cJim Robbins.
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bSpiegel & Grau, _c[2017]
300			_axviii, 331 pages : _billustrations ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 307-311) and index.
520			_aExamines the ecologically and spiritually invaluable contributions to humans made by our feathered friends, from the hummingbird that influenced the Wright brother's airplane design to the song of the chickadee, considered to be the most sophisticated language in the animal world. -- _cPublisher's description.
505	0		_aPart I. What birds tell us about the natural world -- Birds: the dinosaurs that made it -- Hummingbirds: the magic of flight -- Canaries and black-backed woodpeckers: birds as flying sentinels -- A murmuring of birds: the extraordinary design of the flock -- Part II. The gifts of birds -- The power of a feather -- From egg to table part one: the chicken -- From egg to table part two: wild birds -- The miracle of guano -- Nature's cleanup crew -- Part III. Discovering ourselves through birds -- Bird brain, human brain -- The surprisingly astute minds of ravens and crows -- The secret language of birds -- The bee-eaters: a modern family -- Extreme physiologies: birds, the ultimate athletes -- Part IV. Birds and the hope for a better future -- Nature's hired men: putting birds to work -- The city bird: from sidewalk to sky -- The transformational power of birds -- Birds as social workers -- Expanding our senses -- Epilogue: The future of birds.
650		0	_aBirds. _959817
994			_aC0 _bNFG
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