Audubon's birds / [author, John James Audubon].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Audubon, John James, 1785-1851.

Series:

Mega Square

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Audubon, John James, 1785-1851.

Audubon, John James.

Birds--North America--Pictorial works.

Birds.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Sirrocco, [2006?]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Audubon's ambitious project to paint all the birds of North America resulted in a work that represents one of the great steps of ornithology. Not only did he identify new species, he also depicted birds within their natural habitat and in vivid poses. This impressive collection ranges from the Greater Flamingo and Bald Eagle to the Carolina parakeet. Audubon describes every species in concise texts, pointing out the animals' peculiarities. In its convenient format this book is the ideal gift for both science connoisseurs and art lovers.

Contents:

Foreword; Biography; Preface; FAMILY IVulturinæ. Vulturine Birds or Vultures; FAMILY IIFalconinæ. Falcons; FAMILY IIIStriginæ. Owls; FAMILY IVCaprimulginæ. Goatsuckers; FAMILY VCypselinæ. Swifts; FAMILY VIHirundinæ. Swallows; FAMILY VIIMuscicapinæ. Flycatchers; FAMILY VIIISylvicolinæ. Wood Warblers; FAMILY IXCerthianæ. Creepers; FAMILY XParinæ. Tits; FAMILY XISylvianæ. Warblers; FAMILY XIITurdinæ. Thrushes; FAMILY XIIIMotacillinæ. Wagtails; FAMILY XIVAlaudinæ. Larks; FAMILY XVFringillinæ. Finches; FAMILY XVIAgelainæ. Marsh Blackbirds; FAMILY XVIISturninæ. Starlings; FAMILY XVIIICorvinæ. Crows

FAMILY XIXLaninæ. ShrikesFAMILY XXVireoninæ. Greenlets; FAMILY XXIPiprinæ. Manakins; FAMILY XXIIAmpelinæ. Chatterers; FAMILY XXIIISittinæ. Nut Hatches; FAMILY XXIVTrochilinæ. Humming Birds; FAMILY XXVAlcedinæ. Kingfishers; FAMILY XXVIPicinæ. Woodpeckers; FAMILY XXVIICuculinæ. Cuckoos; FAMILY XXVIIIPsittacinæ. Parrots; FAMILY XXIXColumbinæ. Pigeons; FAMILY XXXPavoninæ. Pavonine Birds; FAMILY XXXIPerdicinæ. Partridges; FAMILY XXXIITetraoninæ. Grouse; FAMILY XXXIIIRallinæ. Rails; FAMILY XXXIVGruinæ. Cranes; FAMILY XXXVCharadriinæ. Plovers; FAMILY XXXVIScolopacinæ. Snipes

FAMILY XXXVIITantalinæ. IbisesFAMILY XXXVIIIArdeinæ. Herons; FAMILY XXXIXAnatinæ. Ducks; FAMILY XLMerginæ. Mergansers; FAMILY XLIPelecaninæ. Pelicans; FAMILY XLIILarinæ. Gulls; FAMILY XLIIIProcellarinæ. Fulmars; FAMILY XLIVAlcinæ. Auks; FAMILY XLVColumbinæ. Divers and Grebes; Index

Notes:

Title from cover.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover (ebrary, viewed February 11, 2016).

ISBN:

9781283955980

1283955989

9781780421803

178042180X

OCLC:

758334486