{"product_id":"the-birdwatchers-companion-to-north-american-birdlife-9780691092973","title":"The Birdwatcher's Companion to North American Birdlife","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe quintessential A-Z guide  this is a book that anyone interested in birds will want to have close at hand. First published more than twenty years ago  this highly respected reference volume has been fully revised and updated. It captures the fundamental details as well as the immense fascination of North American bird life in a style that is authoritative  yet fresh  witty  and eminently readable.  Both a practical handbook for amateurs and a handy reference for seasoned birders  it provides accounts of the basic elements of birdlife  as well as a wealth of easy-to-access information on such subjects as bird physiology and anatomy  terms and jargon  name definitions and etymology  and ornithological groupings.  Readers will discover everything from the color of a dippers eggs (glossy  white  and unmarked) to the number of species of woodpeckers in the world (216). They will also find more than one hundred of the best-known and most colorful colloquial names for birds  alphabetized and briefly defined. Collective nouns relating to birdlife--for example  \"an exaltation of larks\"--are included in the \"Nouns of Assemblage\" section. Biographical sketches of persons responsible for describing or naming a significant number of North American species are also included  as well as handsome and accurate illustrations by Gordon Morrison. And for those who want to go beyond reading about their favorite birds and take to the great outdoors  the book offers still more useful information: descriptive entries on a selection of the best-known birdwatching spots of North America.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648025026613,"sku":"ByrdShop_0691092974","price":37.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780691092973.jpg?v=1781707016","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-birdwatchers-companion-to-north-american-birdlife-9780691092973","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}