| Description |
xviii, 428 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [411]-423) and index. |
| Summary |
A comprehensive, illustrated guide to the vagrant birds that occur throughout the United States and Canada. This book covers 262 species originating from three every different regions: the Old World, the New World tropics, and the world's oceans. |
| Contents |
What is a 'rare bird'-- and when and whence? Migration and vagrancy in birds ; Where do North American vagrants come from? ; Topography, molt, and aging -- Species accounts. Waterfowl ; Sungrebes ; Alcids ; Pelagic seabirds ; Gulls and terns ; Shorebirds ; Wading birds ; Raptors and owls ; Larger landbirds ; Aerial landbirds ; Songbirds -- Appendix A. Species new to North America, Fall 2011-Summer 2012 -- Appendix B. Species of hypothetical occurrence -- Appendix C. Birds new to North America, 1950-2011. |
| Local Note |
PORTNONFIC |
| Subject |
Rare birds -- North America -- Identification.
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Rare birds -- North America -- Geographical distribution.
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| Added Author |
Lewington, Ian, author.
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Russell, Will (Will Conor), 1941-, author.
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| ISBN |
9780691117966: $35.00 |
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0691117969 |
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