The birds of British Columbia. Volume 1. Nonpasserines : introduction and loons through waterfowl / by R. Wayne Campbell ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Campbell, Wayne, Author.

Contributor:

Campbell, R. Wayne (Robert Wayne), 1942-

Canada. Environment Canada.

Series:

Birds of British Columbia ; v. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Birds--British Columbia.

Birds.

Loons--British Columbia.

Loons.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (533 p.)

Edition:

New ed.

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, c1990.

Summary:

This is the first volume in a 4-volume set, which is the culmination of two decades of research and writing. For the first time, the natural history, migration patterns, habitat requirements, reproductive biology, and distribution of the province's birdlife are combined in one publication. This is a reprint of the original volume published in 1990 by the Royal British Columbia Museum and the Canadian Wildlife Service. No changes or updates in content have been made from the original edition.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""General Introduction""; ""The Province""; ""The Bird Resource: Its National and International Significance""; ""Changes in the Bird Resource""; ""History of the Project""; ""The Book""; ""The Future""; ""Ornithological History""; ""The Explorers""; ""The Collectors""; ""Natural History Societies""; ""The Observer-Naturalists""; ""Ornithology at British Columbia Universities""; ""Ornithology at Other Universities""; ""Conservation and Management of Birds in British Columbia""; ""The Environment""

""An Overview""""Ecoregions of British Columbia""; ""Northeast Pacific Ecoprovince""; ""Coast and Mountains Ecoprovince""; ""Georgia Depression Ecoprovince""; ""Central Interior Ecoprovince""; ""Sub-Boreal Interior Ecoprovince""; ""Southern Interior Mountains Ecoprovince""; ""Southern Interior Ecoprovince""; ""Boreal Plains Ecoprovince""; ""Taiga Plains Ecoprovince""; ""Northern Boreal Mountains Ecoprovince""; ""Changes in the Environment""; ""Taxonomy""; ""Methods, Terms, and Abbreviations""; ""Data Sources and Limitations""; ""Form and Content""; ""SPECIES ACCOUNTS""

""Checklist of British Columbia Birds""""Regular Species""; ""Gaviiformes""; ""Podicipediformes""; ""Procellariiformes""; ""Pelecaniformes""; ""Ciconiiformes""; ""Anseriformes""; ""Casual, Accidental, Extirpated, and Extinct Species""; ""Hypothetical Species""; ""APPENDICES""; ""Appendix 1 - Migration Chronology""; ""Appendix 2 - Summary of Official Christmas Bird Counts in British Columbia: 1957 through 1984""; ""Appendix 3 - Contributors""; ""REFERENCES CITED""; ""ADDENDA""; ""INDEX""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""

""P""""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""; ""ABOUT THE AUTHORS""

Notes:

"Published in cooperation with Environment Canada (Canadian Wildlife Service)."

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-13213-3

9786613132130

0-7748-5634-3

OCLC:

923447390