This edition of Ducks, Geese, and Swans consists of two volumes, printed in full color, and packaged in a slipcase, along with a CD containing references and additional maps.
"If I were permitted only one reference book on waterfowl this would be my choice ... important not only to professional wildlife administrators, but to all sportsmen, naturalists, and conservationists"....
This book is a richly detailed photographic guide to to the Ducks, Geese, and Swans of north America, including the Hawaiian Islands and the U.S. Territories in Pacific Ocean.
Over 40 drawings depict native species in natural habitats: trumpeter swan, blue goose, common loon, ruddy duck, mallard duck, northern shoveler, many more.
Describes species of ducks, geese, and swans native or introduced to North America, including coverage of several rarely seen North American visitors, and provides information on migration routes and waterfowl viewing areas
"Compendium of data...for all of the nearly sixty species of ducks, geese, and swans known to breed in North America. For each species the distribution (with range maps for all...
An indispensable field guide and reference for birders. The eastern Continental Divide from Florida to Ontario contains the world's largest network of freshwater lakes, rivers, wetlands and coastal...
This book absolutely belongs on the shelf or coffee table of anyone who has ever marveled at waterfowl, whether through their binoculars or from inside the duck blind.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations.
Included are details on all the species of ducks and geese, as well as swans, teals, loons and others. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface.