"A site guide and field guide to the birds of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao. Site guide includes maps, directions, photos, and birds likely to be found. Field guide includes illustrations and describes plumage, similar species, vocalizations, status, and range"--
Resembles Bonaparte's Gull but slightly larger and hood more brown than black. Red legs and bill. In flight the underwings show quite a lot of black. White leading edge to wings widens and extends into the black tips of the primaries.
This compact, portable guide is designed to help identify the many wonderful birds that live there. The book features colour illustrations and descriptions of every species known to occur naturally on the islands.
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.
Blackburn, 'aruba-phosphate, ' p. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work.
The book contains full page photographs of over two hundred species of birds taken in Aruba's wildlife.
Wilson's Plover has a longer and thicker, entirely black bill and grayish-tinged, fleshcolored legs. The species also differ in voice. Semipalmated Plover has various short calls, including a mellow, upslurred chuweeeep.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
The aim of this publication is simple - in a rational, scientifically robust way, it puts the spotlight on a Caribbean network of Internationally important biodiversity sites - "Important Bird...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Over 400 photos of representative feathers from 379 species.