Bird
By: written by David Burnie ; [special photography Peter Chadwick and Kim Taylor]
Contributors: Chadwick, Peter, ill; Taylor, Kim, 1933- ill
Edition: 1st American ed.
Series: Eyewitness books
Publisher: Knopf; Distributed by Random House
Published: 1988
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 63
ISBN-13: 9780394896199; 9780394996196
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Birds
Description: A photo essay on the world of birds examining such topics as body construction, feathers and flight, the adaptation of beaks and feet, feeding habits, courtship, nests and eggs, and bird watching.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: From dinosaur to bird; title: Birds as animals; title: The wing; title: Maneuverability and fast takeoff; title: Speed and endurance; title: Soaring, gliding, and hovering; title: Tails; title: The structure of feathers; title: Feathers; title: Wing feathers; title: Body, down, and tail feathers; title: Courtship; title: Camouflage; title: Feet and tracks; title: The senses; title: Beaks; title: Plant and insect eaters; title: Hunters, fishers, and all-arounders; title: Pellets; title: Making a nest; title: Cup nests; title: Unusual nests; title: Eggs of water birds and waders; title: Eggs of land birds; title: Extraordinary eggs; title: Hatching; title: Growing up; title: Attracting birds; title: Watching birds.