New PDF release: Bird Life: A Guide to the Study of Our Common Birds

By Frank Chapman,Julie Zickefoose

ISBN-10: 1334692114

ISBN-13: 9781334692116

ISBN-10: 1354250583

ISBN-13: 9781354250587

From the sparrow to the starling, the woodpecker to the warbler, the eagle to the egret, and each species in among, birds are probably the most ample and such a lot diversified creatures in North the USA. hovering excessive above us, those winged beauties have lengthy been a resource of fascination and enchantment.

While dozens of reviews and box courses were written, few offer a better-rounded review of the denizens of the sky than Frank Michler Chapman’s chook lifestyles. First released in 1897, over a century later fowl lifestyles stills presents insightful observations approximately dozens of species of birds local to North America.

A pioneer within the learn of usual background and ornithology, Frank Chapman writes with medical prowess and an expert’s eye with regard to poultry anatomy, migratory styles, mating behavior, and habitat selection. Describing species from around the continent, chook existence is a real testomony to at least one of the nation’s such a lot cherished creatures.

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