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The Nearctic region, which spans most of North America, including Canada and Greenland, is home to an incredibly rich diversity of birdlife. This illustrated guide covers more than 900 bird species yet is succinct, compact, and easy to use, making it the essential companion for birders and travelers alike.
Birds of North America and Greenland features 102 stunning color plates that depict every species and every type of plumage in males, females, and juveniles. Concise species accounts describe key identification features, with information on habitat, songs, and calls. This field-ready guide also includes color distribution maps.
- Covers more than 900 bird species found in the Nearctic region
- Features 102 stunning color plates that depict every species
- Includes concise species accounts and color distribution maps
- Succinct, compact, and easy to use
About the Author
Norman Arlott is one of the world's leading bird artists. His books include "Birds of the West Indies" and the two-volume "Birds of Europe, Russia, China, and Japan" (all Princeton).
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Pour presque le néarctique,
This review is from: Birds of North America and Greenland: (Paperback)
Il devait être disponible à partir du 23 octobre et je l'avais commandé enpré-vente pour 12$ d'Amazon.ca (prix encore en vigueur chez ce vendeur). Je l'ai reçu hier, quatre jours en avance. Je parle de «Birds of North America and Greenland» de Norman Arlott qui est publié dans la série des Princeton Illustrated Checklists. Il était question du néarctique dans la publicité et j'espérais voir enfin arriver sur le marché un livre livrant ce qu'il promet en s'annonçant comme un livre sur les oiseaux de l'Amérique du Nord. Mais j'ai été déçu sur ce point. Le titre de ce nouveau livre n'est pas plus honnête que ceux de ses devanciers et, comme eux, il omet la portion nord-américaine du Mexique. Il n'y a donc toujours pas, sur le marché, de livre couvrant la totalité de l'avifaune néarctique ou nord-américaine, malgré le recours répété à des titre fallacieux. C'est dommage. Avec quelques pages en plus, ce nouveau livre aurait apporté quelque chose de nouveau. Ce livre a cependant du mérite. Il est conforme au modèle déjà utilisé par Arlott pour ses illustrated checklists sur les oiseaux du paléarctique et des Antilles, présentant une iconographie de qualité (déclassant les dessins rudimentaires de Van Perlo pour des livres semblables) dans un livre très succint. Les livres d'Arlott présentent toutes les espèces des territoires concernés dans le format de vrais livres de poche. Ce nouveau livre traite de plus de 900 espèces en les montrant sous leurs plumages principaux, à l'exclusion du plumage juvénile. Une petite carte de distribution est incluse pour toutes les espèces qui ont une aire de distribution illustrable ainsi qu'un bref texte, de l'ordre de cinq lignes, signalant certaines caractéristiques peu ou pas visibles sur les dessins, décrivant les chants et les cris et ajoutant quelques notes sur la distribution des oiseaux concernés. Le livre n'est donc pas un field guide et il ne rivalise pas avec le Sibley de 2000, avec la 5e édition du NGS (la 6e est attendue pour le 1er novembre) ni avec le Stokes de 2010 qui traitent avec beaucoup plus de détails de l'ensemble des oiseaux du Canada et des USA, mais il est plus léger. Il saura satisfaire aux besoins des personnes qui souhaitent une présentation de qualité de la totalité de notre avifaune dans un minimum de pages. Il y a bien le Bécasseau roussâtre qui est peu reconnaissable, le Butor d'Amérique qui est trop roux et quelques erreurs de détails comme la continuité entre les rayures du cou et celles du côté de la poitrine chez le Plongeon du Pacifique, mais il y a très peu de cette sorte d'imprécisions et on en trouve dans tous les guides. Arlott donne de très justes représentations de presque tous les oiseaux qu'il peint et il sait y ajouter ce qui est essentiel. C'est déjà beaucoup. J'aimerais maintenant un pareil illustrated checklist pour l'ensemble du territoire asiatique situé au sud du paléarctique... MICHEL BERTRAND Sainte-Julie, Qc Je suis un toueur à gags. -- Moa
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Best Art and Convenient!,
By H. B. Estabrooks Jr. - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Birds of North America and Greenland: (Paperback)
First, let me say that this is a CHECKLIST, not an exhaustive field guide. But for people with moderate, or better, birding experience in North America, it's probably all you'll need when on foot, out away from your car (and your more cumbersome books). It's truly small and light enough to fit into a decent-sized pocket. The text, maps and pictures are, indeed, small. Having said that though, there are many other useful things in life that obligate those of us who qulaify for the "senior drink" at McDonald's to use reading glasses (e.g., pill bottles).Beyond that, what is particularly appealing to me about this book are the illustrations. These are, arguably, the best bird paintings I've seen in any field guide; better than RTP and much better than Sibley. I would love to have these paintings in a larger format (book, posters, etc.) All-in-all, a great pocket guide and well worth the price. 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very nice pocket-sized guide,
By David P. Tietjen "Aficionado of bird books" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Birds of North America and Greenland: (Paperback)
The series of bird guides called "Illustrated Checklists" by Princeton University Press has tended to get poor reviews due to their multiple small drawings crammed onto a single page and the limited text which accompanies the art, and this latest volume is certainly no exception to the style. However, I really like the book just for that reason - it is very complete in terms of species covered, and does not take up much space in your shirt pocket or carry-on bag. To be honest when I first skimmed through this guide, I was struck by how much it reminded me of the earliest editions of Roger Tory Peterson's bird field guides in terms of the simplicity and clarity of the images, and the advantage of having each species of a group depicted in the same posture and orientation right next to each other on the same plate. On the negative side, the range maps are nearly useless since they are so small and stuffed onto the page down in the fold of the book. This should NOT be the only North American bird guide you own and study, but if you have a fair level of familiarity with these species beforehand, it is quite adequate to use in the field (just quit complaining and wear your reading glasses!) and you won't have to pay any excess baggage charges because you were over the weight limit.
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Lapidary Treasure,
By Jon Boone - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Birds of North America and Greenland: (Paperback)
All species of the birds of North American and Greenland north of Mexico are depicted here with rare craft and great beauty. The image/space harmony of the plates, where many similar species, genera, families are compared and contrasted, makes for visual delight; the artist/author surely was greatly influenced by Roger Tory Peterson's graphic elegance in the third and fourth editions of his Eastern field guides, unmatched by the artful blend of positive and negative shapes. This book is one for connoisseurs, people knowledgeable about the tradition of regional bird taxonomies who also appreciate images of birds that capture their essence--in ways that stoke the reader's desire to experience the real thing in nature.A couple of quibbles. Arlott should have at least shown the mid-sized terns in flight, along with the common nighthawk; this should have been fairly easy to do without much violation to his image/space harmony. And a good editor should have caught the error that states the length of the bald eagle is 37 cm; of course its nearly two and a half times greater. I found the complementary text and geographic range thumbnails just so, all linked to provide a lapidary, highly aesthetic, very savory experience. |
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