Join Amazon Prime and ship Two-Day for free and Overnight for $3.99. Already a member? Sign in.
|
|||||||||||||
Better Together
Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought
Stokes Beginner's Guide to Birds: Eastern Region (Stokes Field Guide Series) by Donald Stokes  (21)
|
The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America by David Allen Sibley (60)
$13.57
|
A Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern and Central North America by Roger Tory Peterson  (55)
$13.57
|
National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Fifth Edition by Jon L. Dunn (43)
$16.32
|
Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of North America by Kenn Kaufman (51)
$12.89
|
Editorial Reviews
From Library Journal
Together these new field guides cover the continental United States (except western Alaska) and Canada; the 100th meridian is the dividing line between regions. In each volume, the taxonomically arranged species accounts (mostly one per page; occasionally two similar species are combined) include common and scientific names; one to three color photos; terse comments on identifying features, feeding, nesting, other behavior, habitat, voice, and population trends; and a range map. Special "learning pages" precede some difficult groups like gulls and sparrows. Most species of regular occurrence in the region are included; a few extremely local rarities are omitted. The text is clearly written, accurate, and up-to-date; the 1995 AOU (American Ornithologists' Union) Checklist changes are included. With so many other North American bird guides from the Audubon Society, Roger Tory Peterson, and others currently in print, any new guide should meet some special need. These works are particularly suited to novice birders. Putting all the data about a species on a single page facilitates use (e.g., it isn't possible to depict every varying plumage of all species), and the intentional omission of rarities that barely reach the region is valid. The inclusion of population data is unique and valuable. These titles supplement but do not supplant existing guides; the appropriate regional volume is recommended for public and academic libraries.
Paul B. Cors, Univ. of Wyoming Lib., Laramie
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Product Description
Each with more than 900 brilliant full-color photographs-the easiest-to-use and most comprehensive field guides to North American birds. Visually, factually, and organizationally superior to any other field guide, the bestselling Stokes Field Guide to Birds draws on more than twenty years of Donald and Lillian Stokes's experience as experts on American birds and wildlife. Each regional edition features: More than 900 high-resolution full-color identification photographs. All the identification information on a single page- color photographs, range map, and detailed description. No more fumbling to match photos with text! An illustrated Quick Guide to the most common backyard and feeder birds. Convenient colored tabs keyed to each bird group. For fast reference-a compact alphabetical index inside the front and back covers. Concise and comprehensive text, with information on habitat; plumage variation; feeding, nesting, and mating behavior; bird feeder proclivity; and-for the first time in any guide-population trends and conservation status.
Together these new field guides cover the continental United States (except western Alaska) and Canada; the 100th meridian is the dividing line between regions. In each volume, the taxonomically arranged species accounts (mostly one per page; occasionally two similar species are combined) include common and scientific names; one to three color photos; terse comments on identifying features, feeding, nesting, other behavior, habitat, voice, and population trends; and a range map. Special "learning pages" precede some difficult groups like gulls and sparrows. Most species of regular occurrence in the region are included; a few extremely local rarities are omitted. The text is clearly written, accurate, and up-to-date; the 1995 AOU (American Ornithologists' Union) Checklist changes are included. With so many other North American bird guides from the Audubon Society, Roger Tory Peterson, and others currently in print, any new guide should meet some special need. These works are particularly suited to novice birders. Putting all the data about a species on a single page facilitates use (e.g., it isn't possible to depict every varying plumage of all species), and the intentional omission of rarities that barely reach the region is valid. The inclusion of population data is unique and valuable. These titles supplement but do not supplant existing guides; the appropriate regional volume is recommended for public and academic libraries.
Paul B. Cors, Univ. of Wyoming Lib., Laramie
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Product Description
Each with more than 900 brilliant full-color photographs-the easiest-to-use and most comprehensive field guides to North American birds. Visually, factually, and organizationally superior to any other field guide, the bestselling Stokes Field Guide to Birds draws on more than twenty years of Donald and Lillian Stokes's experience as experts on American birds and wildlife. Each regional edition features: More than 900 high-resolution full-color identification photographs. All the identification information on a single page- color photographs, range map, and detailed description. No more fumbling to match photos with text! An illustrated Quick Guide to the most common backyard and feeder birds. Convenient colored tabs keyed to each bird group. For fast reference-a compact alphabetical index inside the front and back covers. Concise and comprehensive text, with information on habitat; plumage variation; feeding, nesting, and mating behavior; bird feeder proclivity; and-for the first time in any guide-population trends and conservation status.
Product Details
|