Bird Feathers: A Guide to North American Species (Birds Ornithology) Reviews

Bird Feathers: A Guide to North American Species (Birds Ornithology) by S. David Scott (Author), Casey McFarland (Author). This information teaches birders to make use of the traits of wing sorts and feather morphology to determine feathers – not solely by species but additionally by their place on the chook’s body. The introductory chapters give a detailed overview of the feather – how feathers developed, the elements of a single feather, and the number of sets of feathers on a bird. Within the feather identification part, over four hundred colour images present feather samples from 379 fowl species from throughout North America. Together with the wing kind of the species and a map displaying its range, several kinds of feathers are included for every chook; every feather is labelled with its kind and its size.

What a delight to have this tool. This is the birdwatcher’s geocaching. I’ve spent a few years picking up feathers and testing my potential to identify the hen from which it has come. I enjoy it personally however am additionally a subject biologist who makes use of that information to describe details of a discovery, together with the bird remains which were left because of predation or impression from transmission wires or wind turbines. I’ve since purchased 4 more copies for my colleagues and discipline staff. Aside from the unlucky mislabeled plate on web page 30, I have discovered the ebook accurate. I consider the authors approach to depict flight feathers was an appropriate selection as they’re probably the most telling of species. The more we study, the extra we respect nature’s gifts. Thanks for your large tedious efforts.

This discipline guide is fantastic! I am an avid hiker and chook lover and this information shall be in my backpack for every hike I take from right here on out. The photographs are lovely and should make identification easy. The authors are authoritative and know their subject matter well. I am so glad somebody undertook the exhaustive job of making this nice information book.

Bird Feathers: A Guide to North American Species (Birds Ornithology)

S. David Scott (Author), Casey McFarland (Author)

368 pages

Stackpole Books (September 1, 2010)

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