Another Field Guide to Little-known & Seldom-seen Birds of North America

Another Field Guide to Little-known & Seldom-seen Birds of North America
ISBN-10
0934601976
ISBN-13
9780934601979
Category
Humor / Form / Parodies
Pages
71
Language
English
Published
1990
Publisher
Peachtree Publishers
Authors
Ben L. Sill, Cathryn P. Sill, John Sill

Description

Bird enthusiasts will love this feather-brained field guide parody!

Birders and just about anyone who likes birds will delight in this field guide parody. Thirty-two fabulous new species are depicted in this volume, which features tongue-in-cheek descriptions, observation hints, and range maps, as well as remarkable full-color illustrations. The reader will never look at our feathered friends in the same way after encountering these frequent flyers.

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