Bird feathers : a guide to North American species /

Bird feathers : a guide to North American species /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Scott, S. David (Shannon David), 1980-
Edition:	1st ed.
Imprint:	Mechanicsburg, PA : Stackpole Books, ©2010.
Description:	1 online resource (x, 358 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps
Language:	English
Subject:	Feathers -- North America -- Identification. Birds -- North America -- Identification. Birds. Feathers. North America. Field guides. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11125093

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Other authors / contributors:	McFarland, Casey.
ISBN:	9780811742177 0811742172 1282871625 9781282871625 9780811736183 0811736180 9786612871627 6612871628
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-349) and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	"The introductory chapters give a detailed overview of the feather - how feathers developed, the parts of a single feather, and the variety of types of feathers on a bird. In the feather identification section, more than 400 color photographs show feather samples from 379 bird species from all over North America. Along with the wing type of the species and a map showing its range, several types of feathers are included for each bird; each feather is labeled with its type and its size."--Pub. desc.
Other form:	Print version: Scott, S. David (Shannon David), 1980- Bird feathers. 1st ed. Mechanicsburg, PA : Stackpole Books, ©2010 9780811736183

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Part I: Feather origins and morphology
Origins
Avian physiology: built for flight
Feathers and flight
Flight feather identification
Part II: Feathers.