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National Geographic pocket guide to the birds of North America

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ISBN: 9781426210440 (alk. paper)
ISBN: 1426210442 (alk. paper)
Physical Description: print
190 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 19 cm
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2013]

General Note:	Map on inside cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-183) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Invitation to birding -- Guide to 160 species -- Duck, geese, swans -- New world quail -- Pheasants, turkeys, grouse -- Loons -- Grebes -- Cormorants -- Anhinga -- Pelicans -- Herons, egrets -- Ibises, spoonbills -- Storks -- New world vultures -- Osprey -- Hawks, kites, eagles -- Falcons -- Rails, coots -- Cranes -- Plovers -- Avocet -- Sandpipers -- Gulls, terns, skimmers -- Puffins -- Pelagic birds -- Pigeons, doves -- Parrots, parakeets -- Cuckoos, roadrunners -- Owls -- Nightjars -- Swifts -- Hummingbirds -- Kingfishers -- Woodpeckers -- Tyrant flycatchers -- Shrikes -- Vireos -- Crows, jays -- Larks -- Swallows -- Chickadees, titmice -- Bushtit -- Nuthatches -- Creepers -- Wrens -- Kinglets -- Gnatcatchers -- Dippers -- Thrushes -- Mockingbirds, thrashers -- Starlings -- Waxwings -- Snow bunting -- Wood-warblers -- Towhees, sparrows -- Tanagers, cardinals, grosbeaks -- Blackbirds, grackles, orioles -- Finches -- Old world sparrows.