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Author:

Howell, Steve N. G.

Title:

Molt in North American birds / Steve N.G. Howell ; sponsored by the Roger Tory Peterson Institute and the National Wildlife Federation.

Publisher:

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,

Copyright Date:

c2010

Description:

x, 267 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.

Subject:

Feathers--Growth.
Molting.
Birds--North America.

Other Authors:

Roger Tory Peterson Institute.
National Wildlife Federation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 248-259) and index.

Contents:

Introduction. How to use this book ; Background questions ; Underlying patterns ; Birds in the real world -- Family accounts. Anatidae: swans, geese, and ducks ; Cracidae: plain chachalaca ; Tetranidae and Phasianidae: grouse and pheasants ; Meleagrididae: wild turkey ; Odontophoridae: New World quail ; Gaviidae: loons ; Podicipedidae: grebes ; Diomedeidae: albatrosses ; Procellariidae: petrels ; Oceanitidae: storm-petrels ; Phaethontidae: tropicbirds ; Sulidae: boobies and gannets ; Pelecanidae: pelicans ; Phalacrocoracidea: cormorants ; Anhingidae: anhinga ; Fregatidae: frigatebirds ; Ardeidae: herons ; Threskiornithidae: ibises and spoonbills ; Ciconiidae: storks ; Phoenicopteridae: flamingos ; Cathartidae: New World vultures ; Accipitridae: hawks ; Falconidae: falcons ; Rallidae: rails and coots ; Aramidae: limpkin ; Gruidae: cranes ; Charadriidae: plovers ; Haematopodidae: oystercatchers ; Recurvirostridae: stilts and avocets ; Jacanidae: northern jacana ; Scolopacidae: sandpipers ; Laridae: gulls ; Sternidae: terns ; Rynchopidae: black skimmer ; Stercorariidae: skuas and jaegers ; Alcidae: auklets, murres, and puffins ; Columbidae: pigeons ; Psittacidae: parrots ; Cuculidae: cuckoos ; Tytonidae: barn owl ; Strigidae: typical owls ; Caprimulgidae: nightjars ; Apodidae: swifts ; Trochilidae: hummingbirds ; Trogonidae: trogons ; Alcedinidae: kingfishers ; Picidae: woodpeckers -- Songbirds. Tyrannidae: tyrant-flycatchers ; Laniidae: shrikes ; Vireonidae: vireos ; Corvidae: crows and jays ; Alaudidae: larks ; Hirundinidae: swallows ; Paridae: Chickadees and titmice ; Remizidae: verdin ; Aegithalidae: bushtit ; Sittidae: nuthatches ; Certhiidae: brown creeper ; Troglodytidae: wrens ; Cinclidae: American dipper ; Polioptilidae: gnatcatchers ; Regulidae: kinglets ; Sylviidae: Old World warblers ; Turdidae: thrushes ; Timaliidae: wrentit ; Mimidae: mockingbirds and thrashers ; Sturnidae: starlings and allies ; Motacillidae: pipits and wagtails ; Bombycillidae: waxwings ; Ptilogonatidae: phainopepla ; Peucedramidae: olive warbler ; Parulidae: wood-warblers ; Thrapidae: tanagers ; Emberizidae: sparrows and allies ; Cardinalidae: cardinals and allies ; Icteridae: blackbirds and orioles ; Fringillidae: finches ; Passeridae: Old World sparrows.

Series:

The Peterson reference guide series

ISBN:

0547152353
9780547152356

OCLC:

(OCoLC)441153043

LCCN:

2009050643

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)