The Birder's Handbook: A Field Guide to the Natural History of North American Birds;Including All Species That Regularly Breed North of Mexico

Ehrlich, Paul;Dobkin, David S.;Wheye, Darryl

ISBN 10: 0671621335 / ISBN 13: 9780671621339

Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1988

About this Item

Blue cloth binding with brown paper boards. The cloth binding is slightly sunned. Top edges of boards are sunned.Corners are square. Binding is very tight. Owner's stop on top right FEP. End papers decorated with "Symobols used in Summery Line" and "Key Treatments".Classification de-coders in essence. There is a 2" x 1.5" water stain on the text-block bottom. This same stain bleeds in an uniform manner onto the fore edge. Note the stain has not real color except a slight toning in certain parts of the text blocl. Affected pages are rippled, but they do not stick together or have abrasions from this having happened in the past. DJ is in almost perfect condition except the fact that is sunned on the spine. Also, there is a small crease/rippling of the paper near the top spine (not from water). Back of DJ may have light soiling. Text pages seem free of remainder marks. No highlights or writing.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Birder's Handbook: A Field Guide to the Natural History of North American Birds;Including All Species That Regularly Breed North of Mexico
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster, New York, New York, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0671621335
• ISBN 13: 9780671621339
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Shahid Naeem
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

This is the most complete and authoritative reference book about the birds of North America -- up to date and in field-guide format.

The Birder's Handbook is the first of its kind: a portable library of fascinating information not included in your identification guide. For each of the 646 species of birds that breed in North America, The Birder's Handbook will tell you at a glance:

* Where the bird nests, and which sex(es) build(s) the nest;

* How many eggs the bird lays, what they look like, which patent incubates and for how long, and how the young are cared for;

* Food preferences and foraging habits.

You will also find information about displays and mating, wintering, conservation status, and much more. In addition, The Birder's Handbook contains some 250 short essays covering all aspects of avian natural history.

Review

Compact and yet filled with information, this portable encyclopedia of North American bird behavior is a complement to field guides. Learn more about the species you see in the field, and--when in doubt--use this handy reference as another tool for identification.