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Previous editions are cited in Books for College Libraries, 3d ed.. This guide to birds of North America west of the Great Plains begins with a chapter describing how to identify birds, then presents beautifully rendered color paintings showing some 1,000 birds from 700 species. Arrows are used to identify field markings which are important for identification. In this edition the brief species accounts accompany corresponding illustrations, rather than being grouped in a separate section; also new are 441 three-color range maps.Book News, Inc.®, Portland, OR


Book Description
"The Birder"s Bible" for more than 60 years, Roger Tory Peterson"s classic Field Guide to Western Birds includes all species found in North America west of the 100th meridian and north of Mexico. Featuring the unique Peterson Identification System, Western Birds contains 165 full-color paintings that show more than 1,000 birds from 700 species. Summer and winter ranges, breeding grounds, and other special range data are shown on easy-to-read range maps.


About the Author
Virginia Marie Peterson worked with her husband, Roger Tory Peterson, to research and create three-color range maps for several books in The Peterson Field Guide Series(R). Roger Tory Peterson (1908-1996) received the Presidential Medal of Freedom and every major award in ornithology, natural history, and conservation. His books, including the Peterson Field Guides, have sold over ten million copies. The Penguin Pavilion at the Mystic Marine Life Aquarium, in Mystic, Connecticut, was recently named in his honor.

FROM OUR EDITORS

One of the world's foremost authorities on birds, the late Roger Tory Peterson developed a system of guides designed to identify live birds at a distance by their "field marks," without resorting to the bird-in-hand characters that early collectors relied on. Today, birdwatching is an international pastime, and binoculars and spotting scopes have largely replaced the shotgun--to the delight of birders and the relief of conservationists everywhere. Believing that drawings do more than photographs to emphasize field marks, Peterson leaned toward detailed portraiture in his illustrations, using arrows to pinpoint salient features. He also employed detailed maps to show the ranges of various species. This book is a glorious addition to the birder's library, a treasured collector's item that is infinitely useful for identifying birds indigenous to western North America (west of the 100th meridian and north of Mexico). Slipcased and signed by the author.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

"The Birder's Bible" for more than 60 years, Roger Tory Peterson's classic Field Guide to Western Birds includes all species found in North America west of the 100th meridian and north of Mexico. Featuring the unique Peterson Identification System, Western Birds contains 165 full-color paintings that show more than 1,000 birds from 700 species. Summer and winter ranges, breeding grounds, and other special range data are shown on easy-to-read range maps.

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**** Cited in Sheehy and BCL3. Subtitled A completely new guide to field marks of all species found in North America west of the 100th meridian and north of Mexico. Has 165 new paintings showing all birds west of the Great Plains, 441 new maps, and a revised text describing each species--its field marks, habitat, voice, and its key distinguishing characteristics. Cloth (unseen), $22.95. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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