Life Histories of North American Flycatchers, Larks, Swallows, and Their Allies

Life Histories of North American Flycatchers, Larks, Swallows, and Their Allies

Author: Arthur Cleveland Bent

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 1963-01-01

Total Pages: 660

ISBN-13: 9780486258317

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The definitive study of North American birds (United States, Canada, Mexico), prepared under auspices of Smithsonian Institution. Contains practically everything known about birds: description, habitat, range, life history, habits, relation to man, etc. These books will never be surpassed in fullness and useability. Indispensable to every serious birds watcher. All are fully illustrated. 78 species. Nesting, plumage, courtship, migration, range, etc. 117 black-and-white photographs.


Life Histories of North American Flycatchers, Larks, Swallows, and Their Allies

Life Histories of North American Flycatchers, Larks, Swallows, and Their Allies

Author: Arthur Cleveland Bent

Publisher:

Published: 1942

Total Pages: 996

ISBN-13:

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This is the fourteenth in a series of bulletins of the United States National Museum on the life histories of North American birds, with previous numbers issued as follows: 107, 113, 121, 126, 130, 135, 142, 146, 162, 167, 170, 174, 176. This bulletin deals with the Order Passeriformes, specifically the Family Cotingidae (Cotingas); Family Tyrannidae (Flycatchers) ; Family Alaudidae (Larks) and Family Hirundinidae (Swallows) of North America


Life Histories of North American Flycatchers, Larks, Swallows, and Their Allies

Life Histories of North American Flycatchers, Larks, Swallows, and Their Allies

Author: Arthur Cleveland Bent

Publisher:

Published: 2016-06-21

Total Pages: 644

ISBN-13: 9781332844289

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Excerpt from Life Histories of North American Flycatchers, Larks, Swallows, and Their Allies: Order Passeriformes The plumages are described in only enough detail to enable the reader to trace the sequence of molts and plumages from birth to maturity and to recognize the birds in the different stages and at the different seasons. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.