North American Birds of Prey

Very Good used hard cover in dust jacket. Slight foxing to page edges. Fading on front and back endpapers. Slightly bumped corners. Dust Jacket is chipped and torn.

This book covers the American owls, kites, vultures, accipiters, buteos, eagles, ospreys, caracaras, and falcons.

In his account of each species, the author describes the bird as it may be seen in its natural habitat, in flight, or in pursuit of prey.

The descriptive history is preceded by a detailed summary of the bird's local names, its characteristics for recognition, its nesting habits and its range.

With a Forward by Roger Tory Peterson. Illustrated with 46 plates in full color by Allan Brooks and others, and four pages of identification silhouettes by roger Tory Peterson.