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02253aam a2200361 i 4500 001 CE25F472412A11ECA0CE13B35DECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20211109010019 008 200910s2021 njua be 000 0 eng 010 $a 2020040055 020 $a 0691209669 020 $a 9780691209661 035 $a (OCoLC)1195817571 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d BDX $d OCLCF $d YDX $d TOH $d UKMGB $d YDX $d VP@ $d JIM $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a QL672.2 $b .L43 2021 082 00 $a 598.03 $2 23 100 1 $a Leahy, Christopher, $d 1945- $e author. 245 10 $a Birdpedia : $b a brief compendium of avian lore / $c Christopher W. Leahy ; illustrations by Abby McBride. 264 1 $a Princeton, New Jersey : $b Princeton University Press, $c [2021] 300 $a ix, 260 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 18 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 520 $a "This book is an engaging and interesting compendium of bird facts. Presented in a format similar to that of Lawrence Millman's Fungipedia, the book contains alphabetized entries on all things birds- from basic biology, through taxonomy, to folklore and potted biographies of key figures in the development of ornithology. Entries are written with a general audience in mind, but are charming enough to attract expert birders as well. The book has roughly 180 entries, on topics such as "anting," where birds visit ant nests to allow ants to crawl over their plumage, a method of killing feather mites, to entries on famous ornithologists such as Alexander Wilson and John James Audubon. The entries will be accompanied by approximately 50 black and white line drawings by Abby, McBride"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Birds $v Encyclopedias. 650 7 $a SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a Birds $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00832970 655 7 $a Encyclopedias $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423798 776 08 $i Online version: $a Leahy, Christopher W., 1945- $t Birdpedia $b 1st. $d Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2021. $z 9780691218236 $w (DLC) 2020040056 941 $a 2 952 $l GOPG641 $d 20240409041314.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20220630015134.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=CE25F472412A11ECA0CE13B35DECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b JIMInitiate Another SILO Locator Search