Title Birds of the Great Basin : a natural history / Fred A. Ryser, Jr. ; drawings by Jennifer Dewey

Published Reno, Nev. : University of Nevada Press, 1985

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 604 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) Series Max C. Fleischmann series in Great Basin natural history Max C. Fleischmann series in Great Basin natural history. Contents Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. The Great Basin: Birds and Environments; 2. The Fire of Life; 3. The Water of Life; 4. The Diversity of Birds; 5. Divers; 6. Specialized Fishermen: Pouch Users and Plungers; 7. Marshbirds; 8. Waterfowl; 9. Shoreline Birds; 10. Diurnal Birds of Prey; 11. Nocturnal Birds of Prey; 12. Upland Game Birds; 13. Cuckoos; 14. Hibernators; 15. Woodpeckers; 16. Perching Birds; Appendix: Birding in the Great Basin; Literature Cited; Index Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 555-584) and index Notes Print version record Subject Birds -- Great Basin SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Ornithology. NATURE -- Birdwatching Guides. NATURE -- Animals -- Birds. Birds United States -- Great Basin Form Electronic book Author Dewey, Jennifer ISBN 0874173760 9780874173765

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