The Birdwatcher's Companion: An Encyclopedic Handbook of North American Birdlife

Near fine used hard cover. Dust Jacket has slight shelf wear, fading, and small tear at bottom of spine. Preface by Roger F. Pasquier. B & W and color plates. The Birdwatcher's Companion is a handy reference book alphabetically arranged and useful to anyone interested in North American birds. It offers a highly readable, authoritative, and witty introduction to basic aspects of ornithology. It includes indispensable, comprehensive essays on flight, song, migration, and other fundamentals of bird physiology and behavior; thorough accounts of bird feeding, field identification, banding, and other bird-oriented pursuits; definitions of technical and birding terms; summaries of major bird groupings; thumbnail sketches of outstanding ornithological personages; descriptions of well-known birding localities; as well as other features such as a calendar of North American birding events. The alphabetical format permits quick reference. The halftone and watercolor illustrations by Gordon Morrison are functional and beautiful.