A History of North American Birds; Land Birds; Vol. 3 of 3 by Baird et al.
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"A History of North American Birds; Land Birds; Vol. 3 of 3" by S. F. Baird, T. M. Brewer, and R. Ridgway is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This volume focuses on various families of birds, specifically those classified as land birds, providing detailed descriptions and classifications of their characteristics and behaviors. The likely topic of the book is the systematic study and identification of North American birds,
particularly emphasizing their anatomy, habitats, and geographical distributions. The opening of the text introduces the category of birds known as the Raptores, or birds of prey, including owls, hawks, and vultures. It discusses their classification, structural features, and the importance of systematic classification, drawing on contributions from renowned ornithologists. The segment explains the general characteristics and classifications of owls as the first family within the raptors, outlining their features, global distribution, and distinctions among various genera and species, laying the groundwork for a more comprehensive understanding of North American bird life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887 |
|---|---|
| Author | Brewer, T. M. (Thomas Mayo), 1814-1880 |
| Author | Ridgway, Robert, 1850-1929 |
| Title | A History of North American Birds; Land Birds; Vol. 3 of 3 |
| Credits |
Produced by Greg Bergquist, Jennifer Linklater, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 73.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | QL: Science: Zoology |
| Subject | Birds -- North America |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 54169 |
| Release Date | Feb 15, 2017 |
| Last Update | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 886 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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