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Description: |
xvii, 1132 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Introduction -- Loons and grebes -- Oceanic birds -- Pelicans -- Cormorants and anhingas -- Herons, egrets, and bitterns -- Ibises, spoonbills, flamingos, and storks -- Vultures -- Whistling-ducks, swans, and geese -- Ducks -- Eagles -- Ospreys -- Kites -- Hawks -- Carcaras and falcons -- Northern bobwhites -- Wild turkeys -- Rails, coots, gallinules, moorhens, and limpkins -- Cranes -- Shorebirds -- Gulls, terns, and skimmers -- Pigeons and doves -- Owls -- Perching birds -- Miscellaneous birds -- Summary and conclusions. |