Birdpedia : A Brief Compendium of Avian Lore /

A captivating A-Z treasury about birds and birdingBirdpedia is an engaging illustrated compendium of bird facts and birding lore. Featuring nearly 200 entries-on topics ranging from plumage and migration to birds in art, literature, and folklore-this enticing collection is brimming with wisdom and w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Leahy, Christopher W. (Autor)
Otros Autores: McBride, Abby (Contribuidor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2021]
Colección:"Pedia" Books ; 4
Temas:
Birds > Encyclopedias.
Birds-Encyclopedias.
Birds.
NATURE / Animals / Birds.
Alexander Wetmore.
American Ornithological Society.
Christmas bird count.
Edward Lear.
Elliott Coues.
Harriet Lawrence Hemenway.
Ludlow Griscom.
Margaret Morse Nice.
Rachel Carson.
Roger Tory Peterson.
Silent Spring.
Smithsonian.
Spencer Fullerton Baird.
Thomas Nuttall.
best birding binoculars.
best birding scopes.
bird evolution.
bird watching tours.
birding guides.
birding tours.
birding while black.
environmental movement.
environmentalism.
gift books.
lek.
migration.
nature books.
reference books.
vocal mimicry.
zoology.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Abundance (How many birds?)
  • Bailey, Florence Merriam (1863- 1948)
  • Caching
  • Display
  • Ectoparasite
  • Fallout
  • Gause's Rule (a.k.a. the principle of competitive exclusion)
  • Halcyon
  • Identification
  • Jizz (Not what you're thinking)
  • Kettle
  • LBB/LBJ (also LGB, etc.)
  • Maturity
  • Navigation
  • Odor
  • Painting
  • Radar
  • Seawatching
  • Tameness
  • Vision (A bird's eye view)
  • Wader
  • Zugunruhe
  • Acknowledgments

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