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Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Perfect for the anti-aviary (or bird fanatic with a sense of humor), this snarky illustrated handbook is equal parts profane, funny, and--let's face it--true. Featuring 50 common North American birds, such as the White-Breasted Butt Nugget and the Goddamned Canada Goose (or White-Breasted Nuthatch and Canada Goose for the layperson), Kracht identifies all the idiots in your backyard and details exactly why they suck with humorous, yet angry, ink...
Author
Publisher
Times Books
Pub. Date
[1979]
Language
English
Description
Work presents the complete set of Audubon's 655 Octavo birds and quadrupeds in full-size and full-color in a single volume. The bird and mammal sections have been separately arranged in families and species according to Audubon's own system. Two indices list the subjects by their English and Latin names.
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Examines more than eighty avian families, including an overview of plumage, behavior, distribution, taxonomy, and conservation, and describes all 962 species, covering identification, similar species, voice, status, and distribution.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
Designed to enhance the birding experience and to enrich the popular study of North American birds, the book combines more than 795 of full-color illustrations with authoritative text by 48 expert birders and biologist, This new guide shows how birds live and what they do. Introductory essays outlive the principles if avian evolution, life cycle, body structure, flight dynamics, and more. This is an indispensable source of information on the avian...
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