
The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America
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Summary
Author Biography
Table of Contents
Preface | p. 8 |
Introduction | p. 8 |
Classification of Birds | p. 9 |
Birding | p. 10 |
Equipment | |
Finding Birds | |
Learning to Identify Birds | |
Variation in Appearance | p. 11 |
Geographic Variation and Subspecies | |
Polymorphism | |
Wear and Fading | |
Changes in Posture and Head Shape | |
Light and Atmospheric Conditions | |
Cosmetic Coloration and Staining | |
Aberrant Plumages | |
Bill Deformities | |
Hybrids | |
Molt and Plumage | p. 13 |
Learning Songs and Calls | p. 14 |
Finding Rare Birds | p. 14 |
Ethics | p. 15 |
Extinct Species | p. 15 |
Conservation | p. 15 |
Key to the Species Accounts | p. 16 |
Names and Measurements | p. 16 |
Species Descriptions | p. 16 |
Status | |
Habitat | |
Behavior | |
Voice | |
Illustrations | p. 17 |
Range Maps | p. 17 |
Bird Topography | p. 18 |
Parts of a Passerine | p. 18 |
Head Feathers | p. 19 |
Body Feathers | p. 20 |
Wing Feathers | p. 21 |
Parts of a Gull | p. 22 |
Parts of a Duck | p. 23 |
Parts of a Shorebird | p. 24 |
Loons | p. 26 |
Grebes | p. 29 |
Albatrosses, Petrels, and Shearwaters | p. 32 |
Storm-petrels | p. 42 |
Pelecaniformes | p. 46 |
Boobies | |
Frigatebird | |
Pelicans | |
Tropicbird | |
Cormorants | p. 51 |
Wading Birds | p. 54 |
Bitterns | |
Egrets | |
Flamingos | |
Herons | |
Ibises | |
Night-Herons | |
Spoonbill | |
Stork | |
Swans and Geese | p. 64 |
Domestic Waterfowl | |
Exotic Waterfowl | |
Geese | |
Swans | |
Dabbling Ducks | p. 72 |
Puddle Ducks | |
Teals | |
Whistling-Ducks | |
Wigeons | |
Diving Ducks | p. 73 |
Eiders | |
Goldeneyes | |
Mergansers | |
Scaup | |
Scoters | |
Diurnal Raptors | p. 94 |
Caracara | |
Condor | |
Eagles | |
Falcons | |
Hawks | |
Kites | |
New World Vultures | |
Osprey | |
Upland Game Birds | p. 119 |
Chukar | |
Exotic Game Birds | |
Grouse | |
Partridge | |
Pheasant | |
Prairie-Chickens | |
Ptarmigan | |
Quail | |
Turkey | |
Gruiformes | p. 134 |
Coot | |
Cranes | |
Gallinule | |
Moorhen | |
Rails | |
Sora | |
Plovers, Oystercatchers, Stilts, and Avocets | p. 141 |
Sandpipers | p. 150 |
Curlews | |
Dowitchers | |
Godwits | |
Phalaropes | |
Ruff | |
Sandpipers | |
Snipe | |
Turnstones | |
Whimbrel | |
Willet | |
Yellowlegs | |
Skuas, Jaegers, and Gulls | p. 174 |
Terns and Skimmers | p. 200 |
Alcids | p. 207 |
Auklets | |
Dovekie | |
Guillemots | |
Murrelets | |
Murres | |
Puffins | |
Razorbill | |
Pigeons and Doves | p. 218 |
Parrots and Their Allies | p. 225 |
Cuckoos and Their Allies | p. 230 |
Ani | |
Cuckoos | |
Roadrunner | |
Owls | p. 233 |
Goatsuckers | p. 245 |
Nighthawks | |
Nightjars | |
Trogons and Quetzals | p. 249 |
Kingfishers | p. 249 |
Swifts | p. 249 |
Hummingbirds | p. 254 |
Woodpeckers | p. 263 |
Tyrant Flycatchers | p. 276 |
Flycatchers | |
Kingbirds | |
Phoebes | |
Wood-Pewees | |
Shrikes and Vireos | p. 294 |
Jays, Crows, and Their Allies | p. 302 |
Crows | |
Jays | |
Magpies | |
Ravens | |
Scrub-Jays | |
Larks | p. 310 |
Swallows | p. 310 |
Chickadees, Nuthatches, and Their Allies | p. 317 |
Bushtit | |
Chickadees | |
Creeper | |
Nuthatches | |
Titmice | |
Verdin | |
Wrens | p. 327 |
Dipper and Wrentit | p. 334 |
Kinglets, Old World Warblers, and Gnatcatchers | p. 334 |
Thrushes | p. 340 |
Bluebirds | |
Robins | |
Thrushes | |
Mimids | p. 350 |
Catbird | |
Mockingbird | |
Thrashers | |
Wagtails and Pipits | p. 356 |
Waxwings, Silky-Flycatchers, and Starlings | p. 360 |
Wood-Warblers | p. 364 |
Chat | |
Ovenbird | |
Parula | |
Redstart | |
Warblers | |
Waterthrushes | |
Yellowthroat | |
Tanagers, Cardinals, and Their Allies | p. 392 |
Cardinaline Buntings | |
Cardinals | |
Dickcissel | |
Grosbeaks | |
Tanagers | |
Emberizine Sparrows and Their Allies | p. 402 |
Emberizine Buntings | |
Juncos | |
Longspurs | |
Sparrows | |
Towhees | |
Icterids | p. 434 |
Blackbirds | |
Bobolink | |
Cowbirds | |
Grackles | |
Meadowlarks | |
Orioles | |
Finches and Old World Sparrows | p. 445 |
Crossbills | |
Finches | |
Goldfinches | |
Grosbeaks | |
Old World Sparrow | |
Redpolls | |
Siskin | |
Acknowledgments | p. 459 |
Index | p. 462 |
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