Hawks, Eagles and Falcons of North America: Biology and Natural History - Hardcover

Johnsgard, Paul A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0874746825 ISBN 13: 9780874746822

Publisher: Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1990

Synopsis

A comprehensive reference discusses all aspects of raptors, including their biology, habitat, and behavior, and offers identification information

About this title

About the Author:

Paul A. Johnsgard is Foundation Professor in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. He is the author of The Pheasants of the World: Biology and Natural History, Second Edition (Smithsonian, 1999) and North American Owls: Biology and Natural History, Second Edition (Smithsonian, 2002).

Review:

“A fascinating and comprehensive review. . . . This volume is a must for all serious raptor biologists, wildlife professionals, ornithologists, and birders, but its flowing treatment and handsome layout also make it a treasure for any naturalist or wildlife enthusiast who has ever marveled at the grace and majesty of these hunters of the skies.”—Bloomsbury Review

“A masterpiece of detail. . . . An excellent, referenced source for amateur and professional ornithologists alike. . . . Johnsgard's text is too good a value for any serious birder not to own.”—Borealis

“[T]horough and current. . . . This is a desirable addition to any personal, college, or university library.”—Auk

“[Hawks, Eagles, and Falcons of North America] is a coffee-table book of color plates of diurnal birds of prey, an old-fashioned key (with illustrations of heads and feet), an identification guide, an overview of the birds' biology, and a collection of life histories of the North American species.”—BioScience

“The best single-volume reference on this group of birds.”—Choice

About this edition

• Publisher: Smithsonian Inst Pr
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0874746825
• ISBN 13: 9780874746822
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 464