The Sibley field guide to birds of eastern North America /
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| Author / Creator: | Sibley, David, 1961- |
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Imprint: | New York : Alfred A. Knopf, c2003. |
| Description: | 431 p. : col. ill., maps ; 20 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5082427 |
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 and Grebes
- Tubenoses
- Fulmar
- Petrels
- Shearwaters
- Storm-Petrels
- Pelecaniformes
- Boobies
- Frigatebird
- Gannet
- Pelicans
- Tropicbird
- Anhinga and 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
- Eagles
- Falcons
- Hawks
- Kites
- New World Vultures
- Osprey
- Upland Game Birds
- Chachalaca
- Chukar
- Exotic Game Birds
- Grouse
- Partridge
- Pheasant
- Prairie-Chickens
- Ptarmigan
- Quail
- Turkey
- Gruiformes
- Coot
- Cranes
- Gallinule
- Limpkin
- Moorhen
- Rails
- Sora
- Shorebirds
- Avocet
- Curlews
- Dowitchers
- Godwits
- Jacana
- Lapwing
- Oystercatchers
- Phalaropes
- Plovers
- Ruff
- Sandpipers
- Snipe
- Stilt
- Turnstone
- Whimbrel
- Willet
- Woodcock
- Yellowlegs
- Skuas, Jaegers, and Gulls
- Terns and Skimmers
- Alcids
- Dovekie
- Guillemot
- Murrelets
- Murres
- Puffin
- Razorbill
- Pigeons and Doves
- Parrots and Their Allies
- Cuckoos and Their Allies
- Anis
- Cuckoos
- Roadrunner
- Owls
- Goatsuckers
- Nighthawks
- Nightjars
- Swifts
- Hummingbirds
- Kingfishers
- Woodpeckers
- Tyrant Flycatchers
- Flycatchers
- Kingbirds
- Pewees
- Phoebes
- Wood-Pewees
- Shrikes and Vireos
- Jays, Crows, and Their Allies
- Crows
- Jays
- Magpie
- Ravens
- Scrub-Jays
- Larks
- Swallows
- Chickadees, Nuthatches, and Their Allies
- Bushtit
- Chickadees
- Creeper
- Nuthatches
- Titmice
- Verdin
- Wrens
- Dipper, Kinglets, and Gnatcatchers
- Thrushes
- Bluebirds
- Robins
- Thrushes
- Mimids
- Catbird
- Mockingbirds
- Thrashers
- Pipits
- Waxwings
- Starlings, Mynas, and Bulbul
- Wood-Warblers
- Chat
- Ovenbird
- Parulas
- Redstart
- Warblers
- Waterthrushes
- Yellowthroats
- Tanagers, Cardinals, and Their Allies
- Bananaquit
- 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 Sparrows
- Redpolls
- Siskin
- Acknowledgments
- Index
