Williamsburg Regional Library

National Geographic field guide to the birds of North America, [edited by] Jon L. Dunn and Jonathan Alderfer ; with maps by Paul Lehman

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National Geographic field guide to the birds of North America

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[edited by] Jon L. Dunn and Jonathan Alderfer ; with maps by Paul Lehman

Presents a guidebook which provides identification tips, information on behavior and nesting, locator and range maps, and plumage and species classification data on over one thousand species of birds found in North America

Introduction -- Ducks, Geese, and Swans -- New World Quail -- Curassows and Guans -- Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, and Old World Quail -- Grebes -- Flamingos -- Pigeons and Doves -- Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis -- Goatsuckers -- Swifts -- Hummingbirds -- Limpkin -- Rails, Gallinules, and Coots -- Cranes -- Stilts and Avocets -- Oystercatchers -- Lapwings and Plovers -- Jacanas -- Sandpipers -- Skuas and Jaegers -- Auks, Murres, and Puffins -- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers -- Tropicbirds -- Loons -- Albatrosses -- Shearwaters and Petrels -- Storm-Petrels -- Storks -- Frigatebirds -- Boobies and Gannets -- Cormorants -- Darters -- Pelicans -- Herons, Bitterns, and Allies -- Ibises and Spoonbills -- New World Vultures -- Osprey -- Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies -- Barn Owls and Typical Owls -- Trogons -- Kingfishers -- Woodpeckers and Allies -- Caracaras and Falcons -- Old World Parrots -- African and New World Parrots -- Tyrant Flycatchers -- Becards, Tityras, and Allies -- Shrikes -- Vireos -- Crows and Jays -- Larks -- Swallows -- Chickadees and Titmice -- Penduline Tits and Verdins -- Long-tailed Tits and Bushtits -- Nuthatches -- Creepers -- Wrens -- Gnatcatchers and Gnatwrens -- Dippers -- Kinglets -- Sylviid Warblers -- Leaf Warblers -- Grasshopper-Warblers -- Old World Flycatchers and Chats -- Thrushes -- Mockingbirds and Thrashers -- Bulbuls -- Starlings -- Waxwings -- Silky-flycatchers -- Olive Warbler -- Accentors -- Indigobirds and Whydahs -- Weavers -- Estrildid Finches -- Old World Sparrows -- Wagtails and Pipits -- Fringilline and Cardueline Finches and Allies -- Longspurs and Snow Buntings -- Wood-Warblers -- Western Spindalis (Incertae sedis) -- Tanagers -- Emberizids -- Cardinals and Allies -- Blackbirds -- Accidentals and Extinct Species -- Subspecies Maps -- Appendix: AOS (NACC) and ABA Checklist Differences : Greenland and Bermuda

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