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" Bird : "
Audubon ; [senior editor, Peter Frances ; contributors, BirdLife International, David Burnie].
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BL
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845164
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National Audubon Society.
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Bird : : the definitive visual guide /\ Audubon ; [senior editor, Peter Frances ; contributors, BirdLife International, David Burnie].
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1st American ed.
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New York :: DK Pub.,, 2007.
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512 pages :: color illustrations, color maps ;; 31 cm ++ 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
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075663153X
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: 1405306335
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: 9780756631536
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: 9781405306331
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Accompanying CD adds the extra dimension of the voices of the birds including 60 bird songs and calls from around the world.
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Includes index.
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| Contents
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Foreword / Michael Rands -- Introduction. Bird anatomy ; Senses ; Feathers ; Wings ; Flight ; Gliding and soaring ; Legs and feet ; Bills ; Feeding on animals ; Feeding on plants ; Communication ; Defense ; Breeding ; Courtship ; Nests and eggs ; Parental care ; Living together ; Migration ; Migration routes ; Birds under threat ; Conservation ; Extinct birds -- Habitats. Bird geography ; Bird habitats ; Grasslands ; Deserts ; Tropical forest ; Temperate forest ; Coniferous forest ; Heath and scrubland ; Mountains ; Polar regions ; Wetlands ; Coasts ; Oceans and seas ; Farmlands and cities -- Bird species. Classification ; Tinamous ; Ostriches ; Rheas ; Cassowaries and emus ; Kiwis ; Gamebirds ; Waterfowl ; Penguins ; Loons ; Albatrosses and petrels ; Grebes ; Flamingos ; Storks and herons ; Pelicans and relatives ; Birds of prey ; Cranes and relatives ; Waders, gulls and auks ; Sandgrouse ; Pigeons and doves ; Parrots ; Cuckoos and turacos ; Owls ; Nightjars and frogmouths ; Swifts and hummingbirds ; Mousebirds ; Trogons ; Kingfishers and relatives ; Woodpeckers and toucans ; Passerines.
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This visual guide to every bird order and family profiles more than 1,500 species, photographed in their native environment by photographers around the globe. Authoritative, comprehensive, and completely up to date, this reference volume of the world's birds illustrates the full range of birds, bird behavior, and bird-watching locations organized in taxonomic order with detailed introductions to every bird order. Features special double-pages on the most spectacular birds and an audio CD of bird songs and calls.
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Birds, Identification.
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Birds, Pictorial works.
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Birds-- Identification.
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Birds, Identification.
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Birds, Pictorial works.
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Birds, Pictorial works.
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Birds.
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Birds.
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598
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QL673.N28 2007
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q598 B6181
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Q959.7-64clc
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Burnie, David.
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Frances, Peter.
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BirdLife International.
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National Audubon Society.
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