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The Sibley field guide to birds of eastern North America / written and illustrated by David Allen Sibley.

Sibley, David, 1961- (Author).

Summary:

A guide for bird enthusiasts specifically designed for use in the field features descriptions of 650 species of birds from east of the Rocky Mountains, and illustrations that depict species from different views.

Record details

ISBN: 067945120X (pbk.)
ISBN: 9780679451204 (pbk.)
Physical Description: 431 p. : col. ill., maps ; 20 cm.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, c2003.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction -- Key to the species accounts -- Bird topography -- Loons and grebes -- Tubenoses -- Pelecaniformes -- Anhinga and cormorants -- Wading birds -- Swans and geese -- Dabbling ducks -- Diving ducks -- Diurnal raptors -- Upland game birds -- Gruiformes -- Shorebirds -- Skuas, jaegers, and gulls -- Terns and skimmers -- Alcids -- Pigeons and doves -- Parrots and their allies -- Cuckoos and their allies -- Owls -- Goatsuckers -- Swifts -- Hummingbirds -- Kingfishers -- Woodpeckers -- Tyrant flycatchers -- Shrikes and vireos -- Jays, crows, and their allies -- Larks -- Swallows -- Chickadees, nuthatches, and their allies -- Wrens -- Dipper, kinglets, and gnatcatchers -- Thrushes -- Mimids -- Pipits -- Waxwings -- Starlings, mynas, and bulbuls -- Wood-warblers -- Tanagers, cardinals, and their allies -- Emberizine sparrows and their allies -- Icterids -- Finches and old world sparrows.