The Shorebird Guide
- ISBN-10
- 0618432949
- ISBN-13
- 9780618432943
- Category
- Shore birds
- Pages
- 477
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Authors
- Michael O'Brien, Richard Crossley, Kevin Karlson
Description
Utilizing a holistic approach to identifying different birds, a guide to shorebirds explains how to use such characteristics as general color patterns, size, structure, and behavior to determine an avian species, in a handy resource that includes more than 870 full-color captioned photographs.
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