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Description: |
xxiv, 310 pages illustrations 24 cm |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: California and its bird life. Land regions and climate of California -- Distribution of California birds -- Birds and bird study -- Annotated list of the birds of California -- California's habitats for birds. The sea and the seacoast -- Fresh-water habitats -- Brushland -- Grassland and savannah -- Woodlands -- The California deserts -- The great basin -- The mountains and mountain forest -- The coastal coniferous forests -- Man-created habitats. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Summary: "Within the borders of California are found more different natural habitats and species of wildlife than any other state can claim. The wildlife population includes more than 500 species of birds--some numbering in the millions, others reduced to but a few dozen individuals...The book includes introductory chapters on the land regions and climate of California as they relate to the ecology and distribution of the state's birds...It contains a complete annotated listing of all the birds which have occurred in California from 1900 to 1974." --Dust jacket. |
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Additional Physical Forms: |
Online version: Small, Arnold. Birds of California. New York, Winchester Press [1974] (OCoLC)656204022 |