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Book of Texas Birds /
Drawing on the knowledge and insight gained from a lifetime of watching, studying, and enjoying birds, this book is full of information about more than four hundred species of birds in Texas, most all of which author Gary Clark has seen first hand. Organized in the standard taxonomic order familiar...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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College Station :
Texas A & M University Press,
[2016]
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| Edición: | First edition. |
| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Ducks, geese, swans (Anatidae)
- Chachalacas (Cracidae)
- Quail (Odontophoridae)
- Grouse and turkeys (Phasianidae)
- Loons (Gaviidae)
- Grebes (Podicipedidae)
- Flamingos (Phoenicopteridae)
- Storks (Ciconiidae)
- Frigatebirds (Fregatidae)
- Boobies and northern gannets (Sulidae)
- Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae) and anhingas (Anhingidae)
- Pelicans (Pelecanidae)
- Bitterns, herons, egrets (Ardeidae)
- Ibises and spoonbills (Threskiornithidae)
- Vultures (Cathartidae)
- Osprey (Pandionidae) and hawks, kites, eagles (Accipritridae)
- Rails, gallinules, coots (Rallidae)
- Cranes (Gruidae)
- Stilts, oystercatchers, plovers, sandpipers (Charadriiformes)
- Gulls, terns, skimmers (Laridae)
- Pigeons and doves (Columbidae)
- Cuckoos, roadrunners, anis (Cuculidae)
- Owls (Tytonidae)
- Nighthawks and nightjars (Caprimulgidae)
- Swifts (Apodidae)
- Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
- Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
- Woodpeckers (Picidae)
- Caracaras and falcons (Falconidae)
- Parakeets and parrots (Psittacidae)
- Tyrant flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
- Shrikes (Laniidae)
- Vireos (Vireonidae)
- Jays, crows, ravens (Corvidae)
- Larks (Alaudidae), martins and swallows (Hirundinidae)
- Chickadees and titmice (Paridae), verdin (Remizidae), and bushtits (Aegithalidae)
- Nuthatches (Sittidae) and creepers (Certhiidae)
- Wrens (Troglodytidae)
- Gnatcatchers (Polioptilidae)
- Kinglets (Regulidae)
- Thrushes (Turdidae)
- Catbirds, thrashers, mockingbirds (Mimidae)
- Starlings (Sturnidae)
- Pipits (Motacillidae)
- Waxwings (Bombycillidae) and silky flycatchers (Ptilogonatidae)
- Longspurs and snow bunting (Calcariidae)
- Wood-warblers (Parulidae)
- New World sparrows (Emberizidae)
- Tanagers, cardinals, grosbeaks, buntings (Cardinalidae)
- Blackbirds, meadowlarks, orioles (Icteridae)
- Finches (Fringillidae) and Old World sparrows (Passeridae).