| Description |
xv, 271 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-266) and index. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- ch. 1. Waterfowl family -- Ruddy duck -- Swans -- Mute swan -- Tundra swan -- Geese -- Snow goose -- Canada goose -- Typical ducks -- Dabbling ducks -- Wood duck -- American wigeon -- American black duck -- Mallard -- Blue-winged teal -- Northern shoveler -- Northern pintail -- Diving ducks -- Canvasback -- Greater and lesser scaups -- Sea ducks -- Common goldeneye -- Common merganser -- ch. 2. Belted kingfisher -- ch. 3. Sandhill crane -- ch. 4. Rail family -- Virginia rail -- Sora -- Common moorhen -- American coot -- ch. 5. Common snipe -- ch. 6. Hawk family -- Osprey -- Bald eagle -- Northern harrier -- ch. 7. Pied-billed grebe -- ch. 8. Double-crested cormorant -- ch. 9. Heron family -- Great blue heron -- Great egret -- Green heron -- American bittern -- ch. 10. Common loon -- ch. 11. Alder flycatcher -- ch. 12. Marsh wren -- ch. 13. Finch family -- Swamp sparrow -- Wood warblers -- Northern and Louisiana waterthrushes -- Common yellowthroat -- Red-winged blackbird -- Selected bibliography -- Index. |
| Subject |
Water birds -- East (U.S.)
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| ISBN |
0811726819 alkaline paper |
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9780811726818 alkaline paper |
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