The Sibley field guide to birds of western North America /
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| Author / Creator: | Sibley, David, 1961- |
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Imprint: | New York : Knopf, 2003. |
| Description: | 471 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 20 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5064783 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Introduction
- Classification of Birds
- Birding
- Equipment
- Finding Birds
- Learning to Identify Birds
- Variation in Appearance
- Geographic Variation and Subspecies
- Polymorphism
- Wear and Fading
- Changes in Posture and Head Shape
- Light and Atmospheric Conditions
- Cosmetic Coloration and Staining
- Aberrant Plumages
- Bill Deformities
- Hybrids
- Molt and Plumage
- Learning Songs and Calls
- Finding Rare Birds
- Ethics
- Extinct Species
- Conservation
- Key to the Species Accounts
- Names and Measurements
- Species Descriptions
- Status
- Habitat
- Behavior
- Voice
- Illustrations
- Range Maps
- Bird Topography
- Parts of a Passerine
- Head Feathers
- Body Feathers
- Wing Feathers
- Parts of a Gull
- Parts of a Duck
- Parts of a Shorebird
- Loons
- Grebes
- Albatrosses, Petrels, and Shearwaters
- Storm-petrels
- Pelecaniformes
- Boobies
- Frigatebird
- Pelicans
- Tropicbird
- Cormorants
- Wading Birds
- Bitterns
- Egrets
- Flamingos
- Herons
- Ibises
- Night-Herons
- Spoonbill
- Stork
- Swans and Geese
- Domestic Waterfowl
- Exotic Waterfowl
- Geese
- Swans
- Dabbling Ducks
- Puddle Ducks
- Teals
- Whistling-Ducks
- Wigeons
- Diving Ducks
- Eiders
- Goldeneyes
- Mergansers
- Scaup
- Scoters
- Diurnal Raptors
- Caracara
- Condor
- Eagles
- Falcons
- Hawks
- Kites
- New World Vultures
- Osprey
- Upland Game Birds
- Chukar
- Exotic Game Birds
- Grouse
- Partridge
- Pheasant
- Prairie-Chickens
- Ptarmigan
- Quail
- Turkey
- Gruiformes
- Coot
- Cranes
- Gallinule
- Moorhen
- Rails
- Sora
- Plovers, Oystercatchers, Stilts, and Avocets
- Sandpipers
- Curlews
- Dowitchers
- Godwits
- Phalaropes
- Ruff
- Sandpipers
- Snipe
- Turnstones
- Whimbrel
- Willet
- Yellowlegs
- Skuas, Jaegers, and Gulls
- Terns and Skimmers
- Alcids
- Auklets
- Dovekie
- Guillemots
- Murrelets
- Murres
- Puffins
- Razorbill
- Pigeons and Doves
- Parrots and Their Allies
- Cuckoos and Their Allies
- Ani
- Cuckoos
- Roadrunner
- Owls
- Goatsuckers
- Nighthawks
- Nightjars
- Trogons and Quetzals
- Kingfishers
- Swifts
- Hummingbirds
- Woodpeckers
- Tyrant Flycatchers
- Flycatchers
- Kingbirds
- Phoebes
- Wood-Pewees
- Shrikes and Vireos
- Jays, Crows, and Their Allies
- Crows
- Jays
- Magpies
- Ravens
- Scrub-Jays
- Larks
- Swallows
- Chickadees, Nuthatches, and Their Allies
- Bushtit
- Chickadees
- Creeper
- Nuthatches
- Titmice
- Verdin
- Wrens
- Dipper and Wrentit
- Kinglets, Old World Warblers, and Gnatcatchers
- Thrushes
- Bluebirds
- Robins
- Thrushes
- Mimids
- Catbird
- Mockingbird
- Thrashers
- Wagtails and Pipits
- Waxwings, Silky-Flycatchers, and Starlings
- Wood-Warblers
- Chat
- Ovenbird
- Parula
- Redstart
- Warblers
- Waterthrushes
- Yellowthroat
- Tanagers, Cardinals, and Their Allies
- Cardinaline Buntings
- Cardinals
- Dickcissel
- Grosbeaks
- Tanagers
- Emberizine Sparrows and Their Allies
- Emberizine Buntings
- Juncos
- Longspurs
- Sparrows
- Towhees
- Icterids
- Blackbirds
- Bobolink
- Cowbirds
- Grackles
- Meadowlarks
- Orioles
- Finches and Old World Sparrows
- Crossbills
- Finches
- Goldfinches
- Grosbeaks
- Old World Sparrow
- Redpolls
- Siskin
- Acknowledgments
- Index
