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Book

Peterson field guide to birds of eastern and central North America

Call Number

  • 598.097 P4857.1 (OSH)

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Edition

6th ed.

Publication Information

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010.

Physical Description

xiv, 445 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 21 cm.

Notes

Rev. ed. of: Field guide to the birds of eastern and central North America / Roger Tory Peterson and Virginia Marie Peterson. c2002.

Includes index.

Contents

  • Geese, swans, and ducks
  • Chickenlike birds
  • Loons and grebes
  • Tubenoses, pelicans, cormorants, and relatives
  • Waders
  • Diurnal birds of prey
  • Rail-like birds
  • Shorebirds
  • Gulls, terns, skimmers, and jaegers
  • Alcids
  • Pigeons and doves
  • Parakeets
  • Cuckoos
  • Owls and nightjars
  • Hummingbirds
  • Swifts and kingfishers
  • Woodpeckers
  • Flycatchers and shrikes
  • Vireos
  • Jays and crows
  • Swallows and larks
  • Chickadees, titmice, and nuthatches
  • Wrens, kinglets, and gnatcatchers
  • Thrushes and thrashers
  • Waxwings, bulbuls, and starlings
  • Warblers
  • Tanagers and miscellaneous passerines
  • Towhees, sparrows, juncos, and longspurs
  • Cardinals, buntings, and allies
  • Blackbirds, orioles, and meadowlarks
  • Finches and relatives.

Subjects

Added Authors

Roger Tory Peterson