Birdpedia : a brief compendium of avian lore / Christopher W. Leahy ; illustrations by Abby McBride.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leahy, Christopher, 1945- author.

Contributor:

McBride, Abby, illustrator.

Series:

Pedia Bks.

"Pedia" Books

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Birds--Encyclopedias.

Birds.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, [2021]

Summary:

"This book is an engaging and interesting compendium of bird facts. Presented in a format similar to that of Lawrence Millman's Fungipedia, the book contains alphabetized entries on all things birds- from basic biology, through taxonomy, to folklore and potted biographies of key figures in the development of ornithology. Entries are written with a general audience in mind, but are charming enough to attract expert birders as well. The book has roughly 180 entries, on topics such as "anting," where birds visit ant nests to allow ants to crawl over their plumage, a method of killing feather mites, to entries on famous ornithologists such as Alexander Wilson and John James Audubon. The entries will be accompanied by approximately 50 black and white line drawings by Abby, McBride"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Abundance (How many birds?)

Bailey, Florence Merriam (1863– 1948)

Caching

Display

Ectoparasite

Fallout

Gause’s Rule (a.k.a. the principle of competitive exclusion)

Halcyon

Identification

Jizz (Not what you’re thinking)

Kettle

LBB/LBJ (also LGB, etc.)

Maturity

Navigation

Odor

Painting

Radar

Seawatching

Tameness

Vision (A bird’s eye view)

Wader

Zugunruhe

Acknowledgments

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Leahy, Christopher, 1945- Birdpedia

ISBN:

9780691218236

0691218234

OCLC:

1195815454