The bird almanac
Subtitle: the ultimate guide to essential facts and figures of the world's birds
By: David M. Bird
Publisher: Firefly Books
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 460
Subjects: Birds
Notes: Includes index
Table of contents: title: World checklist of birds; title: American and British equivalencies in names of birds; title: Classification of the class Aves; title: Suggested fossil history of birds; title: Anatomy; title: Physiology; title: Reproduction; title: Mortality; title: Threatened and endangered bird species; title: Mascot birds; title: Assemblages of birds; title: Records in the bird world; title: History of who's who in bird biology and conservation; title: Presidents of major ornithological societies; title: Presidents of major bird-watching societies; title: Distinguished awards won by ornithologists; title: Bird watching record holders; title: New Jersey Audubon Society's world series of birding; title: Ward world bird-carving champions; title: United States federal duck stamp artists; title: Bird-watching; title: Attracting birds to the backyard; title: Resources for bird lovers; title: Resources for ornithologists