Songbirds

Describes the physical characteristics, habitats, feeding habits, and voices of a variety of songbirds, arranged under the categories "Simple Songs," "Complex Songs," "Whistling Songs," "Warbling Songs," "Trilling Songs," "Name-sayers," and...

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Main Author: Latimer, Jonathan P.
Other Authors: Nolting, Karen Stray., Peterson, Roger Tory, 1908-1996. (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Boston, Mass. : Houghton Mifflin, 2000.
Series: Peterson field guides for young naturalists
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Summary: Describes the physical characteristics, habitats, feeding habits, and voices of a variety of songbirds, arranged under the categories "Simple Songs," "Complex Songs," "Whistling Songs," "Warbling Songs," "Trilling Songs," "Name-sayers," and "Mimics."
Item Description: Includes index.
Physical Description: 48 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
ISBN: 0395979412
9780395979419
0395979463 (pbk.)
9780395979464 (pbk.)
Author Notes: Roger Tory Peterson, one of the world's greatest naturalists, received every major award for ornithology, natural science, and conservation as well as numerous honorary degrees, medals, and citations, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Peterson Identification System has been called the greatest invention since binoculars. These editions include updated material by Michael O'Brien, Paul Lehman, Bill Thompson III, Michael DiGiorgio, Larry Rosche, and Jeffrey A. Gordon. Specialists in the natural and physical sciences, Karen Stray Nolting and Jonathan Latimer have written more than twenty books together. They have written books for adults, as well as both novels and nonfiction for children.