Author: Henry Williamson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780851152387
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
The Phasian Bird
Author: Henry Williamson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780851152387
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780851152387
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
The Unfeathered Bird
Author: Katrina van Grouw
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691151342
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
There is more to a bird than simply feathers. And just because birds evolved from a single flying ancestor doesn't mean they are structurally the same. With 385 stunning drawings depicting 200 species, The Unfeathered bird is a richly illustrated book on bird anatomy that offers refreshingly original insights into what goes on beneath the feathered surface.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691151342
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
There is more to a bird than simply feathers. And just because birds evolved from a single flying ancestor doesn't mean they are structurally the same. With 385 stunning drawings depicting 200 species, The Unfeathered bird is a richly illustrated book on bird anatomy that offers refreshingly original insights into what goes on beneath the feathered surface.
The Phasian Bird
Author: Henry Williamson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
To See Every Bird on Earth
Author: Dan Koeppel
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440627037
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
What drives a man to travel to sixty countries and spend a fortune to count birds? And what if that man is your father? Richard Koeppel’s obsession began at age twelve, in Queens, New York, when he first spotted a Brown Thrasher, and jotted the sighting in a notebook. Several decades, one failed marriage, and two sons later, he set out to see every bird on earth, becoming a member of a subculture of competitive bird watchers worldwide all pursuing the same goal. Over twenty-five years, he collected over seven thousand species, becoming one of about ten people ever to do so. To See Every Bird on Earth explores the thrill of this chase, a crusade at the expense of all else—for the sake of making a check in a notebook. A riveting glimpse into a fascinating subculture, the book traces the love, loss, and reconnection between a father and son, and explains why birds are so critical to the human search for our place in the world. “Marvelous. I loved just about everything about this book.”—Simon Winchester, author of The Professor and the Madman “A lovingly told story . . . helps you understand what moves humans to seek escape in seemingly strange other worlds.”—Stefan Fatsis, author of Word Freak “Everyone has his or her addiction, and birdwatching is the drug of choice for the father of author Dan Koeppel, who writes affectionately but honestly about his father’s obsession.”—Audubon Magazine (editor’s choice) “As a glimpse into human behavior and family relationships, To See Every Bird on Earth is a rarity: a book about birding that nonbirders will find just as rewarding.”—Chicago Tribune
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440627037
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
What drives a man to travel to sixty countries and spend a fortune to count birds? And what if that man is your father? Richard Koeppel’s obsession began at age twelve, in Queens, New York, when he first spotted a Brown Thrasher, and jotted the sighting in a notebook. Several decades, one failed marriage, and two sons later, he set out to see every bird on earth, becoming a member of a subculture of competitive bird watchers worldwide all pursuing the same goal. Over twenty-five years, he collected over seven thousand species, becoming one of about ten people ever to do so. To See Every Bird on Earth explores the thrill of this chase, a crusade at the expense of all else—for the sake of making a check in a notebook. A riveting glimpse into a fascinating subculture, the book traces the love, loss, and reconnection between a father and son, and explains why birds are so critical to the human search for our place in the world. “Marvelous. I loved just about everything about this book.”—Simon Winchester, author of The Professor and the Madman “A lovingly told story . . . helps you understand what moves humans to seek escape in seemingly strange other worlds.”—Stefan Fatsis, author of Word Freak “Everyone has his or her addiction, and birdwatching is the drug of choice for the father of author Dan Koeppel, who writes affectionately but honestly about his father’s obsession.”—Audubon Magazine (editor’s choice) “As a glimpse into human behavior and family relationships, To See Every Bird on Earth is a rarity: a book about birding that nonbirders will find just as rewarding.”—Chicago Tribune
Key to North American Birds
Author: Elliott Coues
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 636
Book Description
The first part contains information on collecting, preserving and preparing birds; classification and anatomy. The remainder of the work contains descriptions down to species, identification keys and illustrations, mainly black and white. Technical, classical work. Indexed. Published 1903
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 636
Book Description
The first part contains information on collecting, preserving and preparing birds; classification and anatomy. The remainder of the work contains descriptions down to species, identification keys and illustrations, mainly black and white. Technical, classical work. Indexed. Published 1903
Erotica
Author: Walter Keating Kelly
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classical literature
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classical literature
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century dictionary ... prepared under the superintendence of William Dwight Whitney ... rev. & enl. under the superintendence of Benjamin E. Smith
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Atlases
Languages : en
Pages : 902
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Atlases
Languages : en
Pages : 902
Book Description
The Trail
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Colorado
Languages : en
Pages : 940
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Colorado
Languages : en
Pages : 940
Book Description
Chamber's English Dictionary, Pronouncing, Explanatory, and Etymological
Author: James Donald
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 972
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 972
Book Description
The American Encyclopædic Dictionary
Author: S. J. Herrtage
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description