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American Museum of Natural History Birds of North America

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Updated to reflect all the latest taxonomic data, American Museum of Natural History Birds of North America is the complete photographic guide to the 657 species of birds found in the United States and Canada.

Ideal for the armchair bird enthusiast or dedicated bird watcher, this book includes stunning full-color photographs revealing 657 individual species with unrivaled clarity. The 550 most commonly seen birds are pictured with plumage variations, and images of subspecies and information on similar birds are provided to make differentiation easy, from game birds and waterfowl to shorebirds and swifts to owls, flycatchers, finches, and more. You can even discover which species to expect when and where with up-to-date, color-coded maps highlighting habitation and migratory patterns.

Written by a team of more than 30 birders and ornithologists with expertise in particular species or families, and produced in association with the American Museum of Natural History, this updated and refreshed edition of American Museum of Natural History Birds of North America is the ultimate photographic guide to every bird species in the United States and Canada.

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    • Library Journal

      November 1, 2016

      This unwieldy, weighty tome from Vuilleumier (curator emeritus, Dept. of Ornithology, American Museum of Natural History) is destined to be of use only on a table in the living room or study. An information-packed single page is devoted to each species, providing information on voice, nesting, feeding, flight pattern, similar species, length, wingspan, weight, status, lifespan, and social characteristics, as well as a range map and an attractive, illustrated sidebar. For each species, there are photographs plus a painting of the bird in flight and photos with brief information on one or two similar species. Valuable as all this is, most of it can already be found in the two ranking, handy-sized field guides, David Allen Sibley's The Sibley Guide to Birds, 2d ed., and Jon L. Dunn's National Geographic Field Guide to Birds of North America, 6th ed. Similar recent large books exist under the aegis of the Smithsonian Institution and National Geographic. Many experienced birders find diagrammatic paintings capture a bird's essence much better than even the good photos here do. VERDICT For birders who do not have the first edition or the two field guides cited above.--Henry T. Armistead, formerly with Free Lib. of Philadelphia

      Copyright 2016 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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