Birds of North America: A Guide To Field Identification

Chandler S. Robbins, Bertel Bruun, Herbert S. Zim

St. Martin's Publishing Group, Feb 1, 2014 - Nature - 360 pages

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Spot the silhouette of a Northern Goshawk in flight. Identify the raucous call of the Red-winged Blackbird. Discover the secret of picking out a Chipping Sparrow from its look-alike cousins. It's simple with this classic field guide, Birds of North America, a treasured favorite among amateur bird lovers and exacting professionals. Recognized as the authority on bird identification, this invaluable resource provides:

-All of North America in one volume
-Over 800 species and 600 range maps
-Arthur Singer's famous illustrations featuring male, female, and juvenile plumage
-Sonograms that picture sound for easy song recognition
-Migration routes, feeding habits, and characteristic flight patterns
-American ornithologists' classifications
-Convenient check boxes to record birds you have identified
-Color tabs for quick references

Contents

• Introduction: 6
• LoonsGaviidae: 18
• GrebesPodicipedidae: 20
• AlbatrossesDiomedeidae: 22
• Shearwaters and PetrelsProcellariidae: 24
• StormPetrelsHydrobatidae: 30
• TropicbirdsPhaethontidae: 32
• FrigatebirdsFregatidae: 34
• CormorantsPhalacrocoracidae: 36
• WATERFOWLAnseriformes: 38
• Swans and GeeseAnatidae: 40
• SurfaceFeeding DucksAnatidae: 46
• WhistlingDucksAnatidae: 52
• Bay DucksAnatidae: 54
• Sea DucksAnatidae: 56
• Mergansers and Stifftailed DucksAnatidae: 62
• VulturesCathartidae: 66
• KitesAccipitridae: 68
• HawksAccipitridae: 70
• EaglesAccipitridae: 78
• FalconsFalconidae: 80
• TurkeyMeleagridinae: 84
• Grouse and PtarmiganTetraoninae: 86
• QuailOdontophoridae: 90
• Pheasants and PartridgesPhasianidae: 92
• Herons Egrets and BitternsArdeidae: 94
• StorkCiconiidae: 100
• CranesGruidae: 102
• Rails Gallinules and CootsRallidae: 104
• SHOREBIRDS AND GULLS: 108
• OystercatchersHaematopodidae: 110
• PloversCharadriidae: 112
• SandpipersScolopacidae: 116
• Gulls and Their RelativesLaridae: 138
• GullsLarinae: 140
• TernsSterninae: 152
• SkimmersRynchopinae: 156
• Auks Murres Puffins and Their RelativesAlcidae: 160
• Pigeons and DovesColumbidae: 166
• ParrotsPsittacidae: 170
• Cuckoos Anis and RoadrunnersCuculidae: 172
• Barn Owls and Typical OwlsTytonidae and Strigidae: 174
• Nighthawks and NightjarsCaprimulgidae: 182
• SwiftsApodidae: 184
• HummingbirdsTrochilidae: 186
• TrogonsTrogonidae: 192
• WoodpeckersPicidae: 194
• PERCHING BIRDSPasseriformes: 202
• Tyrant Flycatchers Kingbirds and PhoebesTyrannidae: 204
• LarksAlaudidae: 218
• Jays Magpies and CrowsCorvidae: 222
• ChickadeesParidae: 228
• TitmiceParidae: 230
• VerdinRemizidae: 232
• NuthatchesSittidae: 234
• WrensTroglodytidae: 236
• Mockingbirds and ThrashersMimidae: 240
• Thrushes Solitaires and BluebirdsTurdidae: 244
• Gnatcatchers and KingletsMuscicapidae: 252
• Wagtails and PipitsMotacillidae: 254
• WaxwingsBombycillidae: 258
• ShrikesLaniidae: 260
• VireosVireonidae: 262
• WoodWarblersParulidae: 268
• Old World SparrowsPasseridae: 296
• OriolesIcteridae: 302
• TanagersThraupidae: 306
• Cardinals Finches and Sparrows: 308
• Finches Crossbills and TowheesFringillidae: 316
• Sparrows Juncos and LongspursEmberizidae: 328
• Index: 346

About the author

Golden Guides first appeared in 1949 and quickly established themselves as authorities on subjects from Natural History to Science. Relaunched in 2000, Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press feature modern, new covers as part of a multi-year, million-dollar program to revise, update, and expand the complete line of guides for a new generation of students.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Birds of North America: A Guide To Field Identification; Golden Field Guide from St. Martin's Press
• Authors: Chandler S. Robbins, Bertel Bruun, Herbert S. Zim
• Illustrated by: Arthur Singer
• Edition: 2, revised
• Publisher: St. Martin's Publishing Group, 2014
• ISBN: 1466862491, 9781466862494
• Length: 360 pages
• Subjects: History / Social History; Nature / Animals / Birds; Nature / Birdwatching Guides; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection; Nature / Essays