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The birds

Title
The birds / by Roger Tory Peterson and the editors of Life.
Author
Peterson, Roger Tory, 1908-1996.
Publication
New York : Time Inc., ©1963.

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Description
192 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits, color maps; 28 cm
Summary
An illustrated survey of bird life, describing evolution, physiology, migration and flight patterns, wing and body communication, nesting, feeding, and family life.
Series Statement
Life nature library
Uniform Title
  • Life (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Life nature library.
Subject
  • Birds
  • Birds
  • Aves (Biologia)
  • Oiseaux
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (page 187) and index.
Contents
From archaeopteryx to sparrow. -- What it takes to fly. -- Birds as food gatherers. -- How many birds. -- The riddle of migration. -- How birds communicate. -- From egg to adult. -- Toward a balance with man.
LCCN
63016281
OCLC
  • ocm00174995
  • 174995
  • SCSB-316543
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library