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South American BirdsA Photographic Aid to Identification

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1,400 color photographs illustratte 1,352 species Since the 1982 publication of his first identification guide South American Land Birds, John Dunning spent the last five years of his life working with his wife Harriet, photographing water birds and larger land birds to produce this remarkable collection of bird portraits. South American Birds is the result of three decades of work. Mr. Dunning captured, photographed and released most of the1,400 birds illustrated in this new book. It will be an indispensable aid for all birdwatchers. There is a very helpful section in the front of the book entitled "Learning to Identify South American Birds." Written by Frank B. Gill and other members of the Bird Department at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, this succinct section shows readers black-and-white renditions of the major bird families and distinguishing features. After checking this section, and finding the most probable bird family the reader is then given the s

Format: Paperback
Published: 1987
Pages: 351
Publisher: Harrowood Books
ISBN: 9780915180264

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