This book - a visual guide to the structure and anatomy of birds - is one of the most heavily illustrated ornithology references ever written. A concise atlas of anatomy, it contains more than 200 specially prepared accurate and clear drawings that include material never illustrated before. The text is as informative as the drawings; written at a level appropriate to undergraduate students and to bird lovers in general, it discusses why birds look and act the way they do. Designed to supplement a basic ornithology textbook, the "Manual of Ornithology" covers systematics and evolution, topography, feathers and flight, the skeleton and musculature, and the digestive, circulatory, respiratory, excretory, reproductive, sensory and nervous systems of birds, as well as field techniques for watching and studying birds. Each chapter concludes with a list of key references for the topic covered, with a comprehensive bibliography at the end of the volume. The book should be a guide and reference for every level of bird study - a basic tool for investigation for anyone curious about the fascinating world of birds.
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The aim of this book is that of an undergraduate textbook-laboratory manual combination on ornithology. A chapter on field techniques offers a crash course in bird study in the wild and presents new and important information on avian migration. The rest of the book details bird anatomy, physiology, and classification. Over 200 quality labeled drawings, many unique in their lifelike perspective, dovetail with the text, thereby serving to clarify difficult information. Suggested hands-on exercises require the examination of dead birds, affording the motivated reader practical experiences. The book provides an accurate, up-to-date, self-contained course in ornithology for the advanced lay reader. General collections would be better served by the more inclusive The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Ornithology ( LJ 12/1/91). This is recommended for academic libraries.
- Frank Reiser, Nassau Community Coll., Garden City, N.Y.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Frank Reiser, Nassau Community Coll., Garden City, N.Y.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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good source for avian physiology,
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This review is from: Manual of Ornithology: Avian Structure and Function (Paperback)
This book is excellent for ornithology students and backyard birders alike. It has many detailed illustrations of the skeletal, muscular, and other internal systems of birds in general. The text gives general information on each system and then more detail on specific parts. I especially like the sections at the end on binocular use and study skin preparation
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This is a great overall look into the evolution and biology of birds. I'm using it as a prep for some ornithology and biology courses at university. The book goes through evolution, systematics, biology, physiology, etc. I highly reccomend it for anyone needing to do some brush up work, or as an introduction to many of the topics I've mentioned above. I think it should pretty much be a standard for anyone interested in birds...Hooray for this manual!
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Excellent drawings, clear text.,
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This review is from: Manual of Ornithology: Avian Structure and Function (Paperback)
If you have only one textbook about birds on your bookshelf, choose this one. The text is easy to understand, and the illustrations are remarkable. It is now available in a less expensive paperback version, also available at Amazon.com.
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Since the earliest humans first recognized birds as a separate life-form, birds have been inextricably woven into the fabric of human life. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
major flight feathers, feather papilla, auricular feathers, topographic terminology, secondary remiges, primary remiges, caudal tract, proximal tibiotarsus, avian skeleton, vaned feathers, marginal coverts, avian respiratory system, powder feathers, nasal canthus, avian anatomy, anatomic terminology, arboreal theory, superior umbilicus, central rachis, contour feathers, thoracic air sac, pectoral limbs, bird banders, feather sheath, most bird species Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Rock Dove, North America, Academic Press, Van Tyne, Blue Jay, Song Sparrow, New World, Order Ciconiiformes, John Wiley, Old World, United States, Class Aves, Herring Gull, Pacific Northwest, Peregrine Falcon, Northern Flicker, Point Pelee, Wilson Bull, Blue-winged Warbler, Cape May, Central America, Freunde des Jura-Museums, Grey Catbird, Hawaiian Islands New!
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Since the earliest humans first recognized birds as a separate life-form, birds have been inextricably woven into the fabric of human life. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
major flight feathers, feather papilla, auricular feathers, topographic terminology, secondary remiges, primary remiges, caudal tract, proximal tibiotarsus, avian skeleton, vaned feathers, marginal coverts, avian respiratory system, powder feathers, nasal canthus, avian anatomy, anatomic terminology, arboreal theory, superior umbilicus, central rachis, contour feathers, thoracic air sac, pectoral limbs, bird banders, feather sheath, most bird species Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Rock Dove, North America, Academic Press, Van Tyne, Blue Jay, Song Sparrow, New World, Order Ciconiiformes, John Wiley, Old World, United States, Class Aves, Herring Gull, Pacific Northwest, Peregrine Falcon, Northern Flicker, Point Pelee, Wilson Bull, Blue-winged Warbler, Cape May, Central America, Freunde des Jura-Museums, Grey Catbird, Hawaiian Islands New!
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- Field Guide to the Birds; Eastern land and water birds by Roger Tory Peterson on page 4, and page 275
- On the Origin of Species (Penguin Classics) by Charles Darwin on page 38
- Silent Spring by Rachel Carson on page 5
- Bully for Brontosaurus by Stephen Jay Gould in Back Matter
- The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin on page 38
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- Forensic Recovery of Human Remains: Archaeological Approaches by Tosha L. Dupras on page 162, and Back Matter
- Animal Skulls: A Guide to North American Species by Mark Elbroch in Back Matter
- Bird Tracks & Sign : A Guide to North American Species by Mark Elbroch in Back Matter
- Thunder-Lizards: The Sauropodomorph Dinosaurs (Life of the Past) by Virginia Tidwell on page 379
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