Lords of the air
Subtitle: the Smithsonian book of birds
By: Jake Page and Eugene S. Morton ; introduction by S. Dillon Ripley.
Contributors: Morton, Eugene S.
Edition: 1995 edition
Publisher: Wings Books
Published: 1995
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Copyright date: 1989
Subjects: Birds
Other titles: Smithsonian book of birds
First sentence: For us humans, birds occupy a unique place in the world of nature.
Notes: Originally published: Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Books, c1989.
Includes index.
Table of contents: label: Introduction
title: 12; label: Enchantment
title: 24; label: Origins
title: 52; label: Whereabouts
title: 82; label: Flight
title: 116; label: Subsistence
title: 140; label: Migration
title: 166; label: Communication
title: 192; label: Society
title: 214; label: Challenge
title: 242; label: Epilogue
title: 276; label: Index
title: 280; label: Picture Credits
title: 286; label: Acknowledgments
title: 288