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Rare Birds of North America is the first comprehensive illustrated guide to the vagrant birds that occur throughout the United States and Canada. Featuring 275 stunning color plates, this book covers 262 species originating from three very different regions--the Old World, the New World tropics, and...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lewington, Ian
Otros Autores: Howell, Steve N. G., Russell, Will
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Place of publication not identified] : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Temas:
Photography of birds > North America.
Rare birds > North America.
Photographie d'oiseaux > Amérique du Nord.
Oiseaux rares > Amérique du Nord.
PHOTOGRAPHY > Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions > General.
PHOTOGRAPHY > Individual Photographers > Artists' Books.
PHOTOGRAPHY > Photoessays & Documentaries.
PHOTOGRAPHY > Subjects & Themes > General.
NATURE > Animals > Birds.
Photography of birds
Rare birds
North America
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • How to Use This Book
  • INTRODUCTION
  • WHAT IS A 'RARE BIRD'-AND WHEN AND WHENCE?
  • MIGRATION AND VAGRANCY IN BIRDS
  • WHERE DO NORTH AMERICAN VAGRANTS COME FROM?
  • TOPOGRAPHY, MOLT, AND AGING
  • SPECIES ACCOUNTS
  • WATERFOWL
  • SUNGREBES
  • ALCIDS
  • PELAGIC SEABIRDS
  • GULLS AND TERNS
  • SHOREBIRDS
  • WADING BIRDS
  • LARGER LANDBIRDS
  • AERIAL LANDBIRDS
  • SONGBIRDS
  • Appendices
  • Appendix A. Species New to North America, Fall 2011-Summer 2012
  • Appendix B: Species of Hypothetical Occurrence
  • Appendix C: Birds New to North America, 1950-2011
  • Literature Cited
  • Index.

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