The Sibley field guide to birds of eastern North America / written and illustrated by David Allen Sibley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sibley, David, 1961-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bird watching--North America--Guidebooks.

Bird watching.

Birds--North America--Identification.

Birds.

North America.

Genre:

Field guides.

Guidebooks.

Physical Description:

431 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 20 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2003]

Summary:

America's premier bird artist has prepared two guides specifically designed for use in the field--and eminently portable. Each has essential information and thousands of illustrations, with at least six views of each species. 4,000+ full-color illustrations. 550 maps.

Contents:

Classification of Birds 9

Birding 10

Equipment

Finding Birds

Learning to Identify Birds

Variation in Appearance 11

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 13

Learning Songs and Calls 14

Finding Rare Birds 14

Ethics 15

Extinct Species 15

Conservation 15

Key to the Species Accounts 16

Names and Measurements 16

Species Descriptions 16

Status

Habitat

Behavior

Voice

Range Maps 17

Bird Topography 18

Parts of a Passerine 18

Head Feathers 19

Body Feathers 20

Wing Feathers 21

Parts of a Gull 22

Parts of a Duck 23

Parts of a Shorebird 24

Loons and Grebes 25

Tubenoses 32

Fulmar

Petrels

Shearwaters

Storm-Petrels

Pelecaniformes 40

Boobies

Frigatebird

Gannet

Pelicans

Tropicbird

Anhinga and Cormorants 45

Wading Birds 48

Bitterns

Egrets

Flamingos

Herons

Ibises

Night-Herons

Spoonbill

Stork

Swans and Geese 60

Domestic Waterfowl

Exotic Waterfowl

Geese

Swans

Dabbling Ducks 68

Puddle Ducks

Teals

Whistling-Ducks

Wigeons

Diving Ducks 69

Eiders

Goldeneyes

Mergansers

Scaup

Scoters

Diurnal Raptors 90

Caracara

Eagles

Falcons

Hawks

Kites

New World Vultures

Osprey

Upland Game Birds 117

Chachalaca

Chukar

Exotic Game Birds

Grouse

Partridge

Pheasant

Prairie-Chickens

Ptarmigan

Quail

Turkey

Gruiformes 127

Coot

Cranes

Gallinule

Limpkin

Moorhen

Rails

Sora

Shorebirds 136

Avocet

Curlews

Dowitchers

Godwits

Jacana

Lapwing

Oystercatchers

Phalaropes

Plovers

Ruff

Sandpipers

Snipe

Stilt

Turnstone

Whimbrel

Willet

Woodcock

Yellowlegs

Skuas, Jaegers, and Gulls 168

Terns and Skimmers 190

Alcids 199

Dovekie

Guillemot

Murrelets

Murres

Puffin

Razorbill

Pigeons and Doves 204

Parrots and Their Allies 212

Cuckoos and Their Allies 218

Anis

Cuckoos

Roadrunner

Owls 222

Goatsuckers 232

Nighthawks

Nightjars

Swifts 236

Hummingbirds 236

Kingfishers 242

Woodpeckers 244

Tyrant Flycatchers 254

Flycatchers

Kingbirds

Pewees

Phoebes

Wood-Pewees

Shrikes and Vireos 271

Jays, Crows, and Their Allies 280

Crows

Jays

Magpie

Ravens

Scrub-Jays

Larks 289

Swallows 290

Chickadees, Nuthatches, and Their Allies 295

Bushtit

Chickadees

Creeper

Nuthatches

Titmice

Verdin

Wrens 303

Dipper, Kinglets, and Gnatcatchers 308

Thrushes 311

Bluebirds

Robins

Thrushes

Mimids 319

Catbird

Mockingbirds

Thrashers

Pipits 323

Waxwings 323

Starlings, Mynas, and Bulbul 323

Wood-Warblers 328

Chat

Ovenbird

Parulas

Redstart

Warblers

Waterthrushes

Yellowthroats

Tanagers, Cardinals, and Their Allies 355

Bananaquit

Cardinaline Buntings

Cardinals

Dickcissel

Grosbeaks

Tanagers

Emberizine Sparrows and Their Allies 366

Emberizine Buntings

Juncos

Longspurs

Sparrows

Towhees

Icterids 393

Blackbirds

Bobolink

Cowbirds

Grackles

Meadowlarks

Orioles

Finches and Old World Sparrows 406

Crossbills

Finches

Goldfinches

Old World Sparrows

Redpolls

Siskin.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

067945120X

OCLC:

52075784

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