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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st ed., 1st printing ; vii, 512 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 21 cm. + 1 sound disc (digital, MP3 file ; 4 3/4 in.) ; flexible color photographic stiff paper wrappers ; Contents : Introduction -- Identifying birds -- Coverage -- Group Accounts -- Species Accounts -- Names -- Measurements -- Natural Variation -- Habits and Ecology -- Vocalizations -- Range Maps -- Photographs and Caption Text -- Natural History of Birds -- Where to Look for Birds -- Forests and Woodlands -- Prairies and Meadows -- Deserts and Shrublands -- Alpine and Arctic Tundra -- Wetland and Aquatic Habitats -- Human Habitats -- Bird Behavior -- Food and Foraging -- Bird Vocalizations -- Courtship and Breeding -- Flight and Migration -- Parts of a Bird -- Parts of a Duck -- Parts of a Songbird -- Parts of a Raptor -- Parts of a Shorebird -- Parts of a Gull -- Plumage and molt -- Sex-related plumage differences -- Age-related plumage differences -- Seasonal plumage differences -- Molt strategies -- Other Differences in Appearance -- How to Identify Birds -- Conservation and Ethics -- Waterfowl -- Whistling-ducks, Geese & Swans, and Ducks -- Upland Game Birds -- Chachalacas, Grouse & Allies, and New World Quail -- Loons -- Grebes -- Tubenoses -- Albatrosses, Shearwaters & Petrels, and Storm-petrels -- Pelicans & Allies -- Tropicbirds, Boobies & Gannets, Pelicans, Cormorants, Darters, and Frigatebirds -- Herons, Ibises & Spoonbills, and Storks -- Flamingos -- Escapes from Captivity or Natural Vagrants? -- New World Vultures, Hawks, and Falcons -- Rails, Limpkin, and Cranes -- Plovers -- Oystercatchers, Stilts & Avocets, and Jacanas -- Evolutionary Relationships -- Sandpipers & Phalaropes -- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers -- Skuas & Jaegers -- Polymorphism -- Auks, Murres, and Puffins -- Pigeons & Doves Parrots & Parakeets -- Documenting Exotic Birds -- Cuckoos & Allies -- Owls and Nightjars Swifts and Hummingbirds -- Trogons and Kingfishers -- Biogeography -- Woodpeckers -- Tyrant Flycatchers -- Mobbing -- Shrikes -- Population Dynamics -- Vireos -- Patterns of Geographic Variation -- Jays & Crows -- Larks -- Subspecies -- Swallows -- Chickadees, Verdin, Long-tailed Tits, Nuthatches, and Creepers -- Wrens and Dippers -- Bulbuls -- Established Exotics -- Kinglets and Old World Warblers & Gnatcatchers -- Thrushes -- Nocturnal Migration -- Babblers -- Mimic-Thrushes and Starlings & Mynas -- Wagtails & Pipits -- Waxwings and Silky-Flycatchers -- Olive Warbler and Wood-Warblers -- Long-distance Migration -- Tanagers -- Sparrows & Allies -- Buntings & Allies -- Conservation Goals -- Blackbirds & Allies -- Brood Parasitism -- The Diversity Paradox -- Finches -- Weaver-Finches -- Acknowledgments -- Recommended references and Resources -- Photo Credits -- Smithsonian Field Guide to Birds of North America Birdsong DVD -- Glossary of Terms -- American Birding Association -- Checklist -- Species Index ; includes data DVD ; slight edge wear, else FINE. Book.