Bibliograph

Molt in North American birds, Steve N.G. Howell ; sponsored by the Roger Tory Peterson Institute and the National Wildlife Federation

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Molt in North American birds, Steve N.G. Howell ; sponsored by the Roger Tory Peterson Institute and the National Wildlife Federation

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 248-259) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Molt in North American birds

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

441153043

Responsibility statement

Steve N.G. Howell ; sponsored by the Roger Tory Peterson Institute and the National Wildlife Federation

Series statement

The Peterson reference guide series

Table Of Contents

Introduction. How to use this book ; Background questions ; Underlying patterns ; Birds in the real world -- Family accounts. Anatidae: swans, geese, and ducks ; Cracidae: plain chachalaca ; Tetranidae and Phasianidae: grouse and pheasants ; Meleagrididae: wild turkey ; Odontophoridae: New World quail ; Gaviidae: loons ; Podicipedidae: grebes ; Diomedeidae: albatrosses ; Procellariidae: petrels ; Oceanitidae: storm-petrels ; Phaethontidae: tropicbirds ; Sulidae: boobies and gannets ; Pelecanidae: pelicans ; Phalacrocoracidea: cormorants ; Anhingidae: anhinga ; Fregatidae: frigatebirds ; Ardeidae: herons ; Threskiornithidae: ibises and spoonbills ; Ciconiidae: storks ; Phoenicopteridae: flamingos ; Cathartidae: New World vultures ; Accipitridae: hawks ; Falconidae: falcons ; Rallidae: rails and coots ; Aramidae: limpkin ; Gruidae: cranes ; Charadriidae: plovers ; Haematopodidae: oystercatchers ; Recurvirostridae: stilts and avocets ; Jacanidae: northern jacana ; Scolopacidae: sandpipers ; Laridae: gulls ; Sternidae: terns ; Rynchopidae: black skimmer ; Stercorariidae: skuas and jaegers ; Alcidae: auklets, murres, and puffins ; Columbidae: pigeons ; Psittacidae: parrots ; Cuculidae: cuckoos ; Tytonidae: barn owl ; Strigidae: typical owls ; Caprimulgidae: nightjars ; Apodidae: swifts ; Trochilidae: hummingbirds ; Trogonidae: trogons ; Alcedinidae: kingfishers ; Picidae: woodpeckers -- Songbirds. Tyrannidae: tyrant-flycatchers ; Laniidae: shrikes ; Vireonidae: vireos ; Corvidae: crows and jays ; Alaudidae: larks ; Hirundinidae: swallows ; Paridae: Chickadees and titmice ; Remizidae: verdin ; Aegithalidae: bushtit ; Sittidae: nuthatches ; Certhiidae: brown creeper ; Troglodytidae: wrens ; Cinclidae: American dipper ; Polioptilidae: gnatcatchers ; Regulidae: kinglets ; Sylviidae: Old World warblers ; Turdidae: thrushes ; Timaliidae: wrentit ; Mimidae: mockingbirds and thrashers ; Sturnidae: starlings and allies ; Motacillidae: pipits and wagtails ; Bombycillidae: waxwings ; Ptilogonatidae: phainopepla ; Peucedramidae: olive warbler ; Parulidae: wood-warblers ; Thrapidae: tanagers ; Emberizidae: sparrows and allies ; Cardinalidae: cardinals and allies ; Icteridae: blackbirds and orioles ; Fringillidae: finches ; Passeridae: Old World sparrows

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