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Article: THE BIRD ALMANAC: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO ESSENTIAL FACTS AND FIGURES OF THE WORLD'S BIRDS.(Review)
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- Wilson Bulletin
- Article date:
- March 1, 2000
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THE BIRD ALMANAC: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO ESSENTIAL FACTS AND FIGURES OF THE WORLD'S BIRDS. By David M. Bird. Firefly Books, Buffalo, New York. 1999: 460 PP., 17 unnumbered black and white illustrations, numerous unnumbered tables. $19.95 (paper), $65.00 (cloth).--In a single volume, David Bird has compiled many of the facts and figures about birds and provided resources for those who study birds. The book is divided into sections that will be useful to professional ornithologists, including anatomy, physiology, reproduction, mortality, threatened and endangered species, resources for professional ornithologists, and a world checklist of birds. Additional sections will have ...