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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Steve N. G. HowellPublisher: Princeton University Press Imprint: Princeton University Press Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.397kg ISBN: 9780691116037ISBN 10: 0691116032 Pages: 232 Publication Date: 09 February 2003 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print ![]() Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Language: English Table of ContentsList of Species Covered vi Preface vii Acknowledgments viii Introduction 1 How To Use The Book 35 Species Accounts 39 Abbreviations and Terminology 210 Literature Cited 212 Index 217ReviewsWinner of the 2001 Best Bird Family Books, Worldtwitch ""The Photographic Guide... unites scholarship with unity, and it is outstanding for its photo art, which is both useful and an aesthetic triumph.""--Birding ""Unlike most field guides that only include minimal text, the comprehensive accounts of each hummingbird species in this book are better studied as a reference rather than sorting through the abundant information in the field. Once birders are familiar with the book's format, however, it can become an invaluable field guide as well, and blank pages at the back of the book are handy for field notes. With thoroughly detailed text and large, beautiful photos, Hummingbirds of North America: The Photographic Guide lives up to its reputation as a rich visual guide to some of the most beautiful birds in North America. Any birder who professes to enjoy hummingbirds is missing out if they don't add this book to their birding library.""--Melissa Mayntz, About.com Winner of the 2001 Best Bird Family Books, Worldtwitch The Photographic Guide... unites scholarship with unity, and it is outstanding for its photo art, which is both useful and an aesthetic triumph. -- Birding Unlike most field guides that only include minimal text, the comprehensive accounts of each hummingbird species in this book are better studied as a reference rather than sorting through the abundant information in the field. Once birders are familiar with the book's format, however, it can become an invaluable field guide as well, and blank pages at the back of the book are handy for field notes. With thoroughly detailed text and large, beautiful photos, Hummingbirds of North America: The Photographic Guide lives up to its reputation as a rich visual guide to some of the most beautiful birds in North America. Any birder who professes to enjoy hummingbirds is missing out if they don't add this book to their birding library. --Melissa Mayntz, About.com The Photographic Guide... unites scholarship with unity, and it is outstanding for its photo art, which is both useful and an aesthetic triumph. -- Birding The Photographic Guide... unites scholarship with unity, and it is outstanding for its photo art, which is both useful and an aesthetic triumph. -- Birding The Photographic Guide ... unites scholarship with unity, and it is outstanding for its photo art, which is both useful and an aesthetic triumph. -- Birding The Photographic Guide... unites scholarship with unity, and it is outstanding for its photo art, which is both useful and an aesthetic triumph. Birding The Photographic Guide ... unites scholarship with unity, and it is outstanding for its photo art, which is both useful and an aesthetic triumph. Birding Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |