How this book works -- Evolution -- Anatomy and flight -- Migration -- Courtship and mating -- Nests and eggs -- Identification -- Species guide. Gamebirds ; Waterfowl ; Loons ; Tubenoses ; Grebes ; Ibises and herons ; Pelicans and relatives ; Birds of prey ; Rails and cranes ; Shorebirds, gulls, and auks ; Pigeons and doves ; Parrots and parakeets ; Cuckoos ; Owls ; Nightjars (goatsuckers) ; Swifts and hummingbirds ; Trogons and kingfishers ; Woodpeckers ; Flycatchers ; Vireos, jays, and crows ; Chickadees, titmice, and swallows ; Wrens, nuthatches ; and thrashers ; Thrushes, wagtails, and pipits ; Finches ; Wood-warblers ; Orioles and blackbirds ; American sparrows, tanagers and cardinals -- Rare species -- Vagrants.
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