Rare birds of North America /

This illustrated guide to the vagrant birds that occur throughout North America covers 262 species originating from three different regions--the Old World, the New World tropics, and the world's oceans. It explains the causes of avian vagrancy and breaks down patterns of occurrence by region an...

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Main Authors: Howell, Steve N. G. (Author), Lewington, Ian (Author), Russell, Will (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2014.
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Summary:This illustrated guide to the vagrant birds that occur throughout North America covers 262 species originating from three different regions--the Old World, the New World tropics, and the world's oceans. It explains the causes of avian vagrancy and breaks down patterns of occurrence by region and season. Detailed species accounts describe key identification features, taxonomy, age, sex, distribution, and status.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xviii, 428 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781400848072
1400848075
0691117969
9780691117966