Birds of North America: A Guide to Field Identification (A Golden Guide from St. Martin's Press) - Hardcover

Robbins, Chandler S.; Bruun, Bertel; Zim, Herbert S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1582380910 ISBN 13: 9781582380919

Publisher: Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press, 2001

Synopsis

Spot the silhouette of a Northern Goshawk in flight. Identify the raucous call of the Red-winged Blackbird. Discover the secret of picking out a Chipping Sparrow from its look-alike cousins. It's simple with this classic field guide, a treasured favorite among amateur bird lovers and exacting professionals. Recognized as the authority on bird identification, this invaluable resource provides:

-All of North America in one volume
-Over 800 species and 600 range maps
-Arthur Singer's famous illustrations featuring male, female, and juvenile plumage
-Sonograms that picture sound for easy song recognition
-Migration routes, feeding habits, and characteristic flight patterns
-American ornithologists' classifications
-Convenient check boxes to record birds you have identified
-Color tabs for quick references

About this title

About the Author:

Golden Guides first appeared in 1949 and quickly established themselves as authorities on subjects from Natural History to Science. Relaunched in 2000, Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press feature modern, new covers as part of a multi-year, million-dollar program to revise, update, and expand the complete line of guides for a new generation of students.

About this edition

• Publisher: Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1582380910
• ISBN 13: 9781582380919
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 360
• Illustrator: Singer Arthur