Peterson Reference Guides to Gulls of the Americas
Erschienen am 6. Juni 2017
528 Seiten
978-1-328-91022-6 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
This ambitious volume covers the 36 species of gulls that occur in North and South America, with detailed information to help you identify these fascinating but challenging birds in their many and varied plumages. With 1,160 carefully chosen color photographs, this new reference guide, written by two of North America's top gull experts, is the definitive new work on gulls of the Americas. Peterson Reference Guides offer authoritative, comprehensive information, including detailed text, maps, and superior illustrations. Written by expert authors, the guides are an unparalleled resource for understanding specific groups of animals.
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Steve N. G. Howell | Jon Dunn
Peterson Reference Guides to Gulls of the Americas
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06/2007
Houghton Mifflin
52,29 €
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Inhalt
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- How to Use This Book
- Introduction
- Plates
- Species Accounts
- Ternlike Gulls
- Masked Gulls (Subgenus Chroicocephalus)
- 1. Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia
- 2. Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus
- 3. Gray-hooded Gull Larus cirrocephalus
- 4. Brown-hooded Gull Larus maculipennis
- 5. Andean Gull Larus serranus
- Small Gulls (Subgenus Hydrocoloeus)
- 6. Little Gull Larus minutus
- 7. Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea
- Kittiwakes (Genus Rissa)
- 8. Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
- 9. Red-legged Kittiwake Rissa brevirostris
- Fork-Tailed Gulls (Subgenus Xema)
- 10. Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
- 11. Swallow-tailed Gull Creagrus furcatus
- Ivory Gull (Genus Pagophila)
- 12. Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea
- "Typical" Gulls
- Hooded Gulls (Genus Larus, in part)
- 13. Laughing Gull Larus atricilla
- 14. Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan
- 15. Lava Gull Larus fuliginosus
- Primitive White-Headed Gulls (Genus Larus, in part)
- 16. Heermann's Gull Larus heermanni
- 17. Gray Gull Larus modestus
- 18. Dolphin Gull Larus scoresbii
- 19. Belcher's Gull Larus belcheri
- 20. Olrog's Gull Larus atlanticus
- 21. Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris
- Small White-Headed Gulls (Genus Larus, in part)
- 22. Mew Gull Larus canus
- 22a. Mew Gull L. [c.] brachyrhynchus
- 22b. Common Gull L. [c.] canus
- 22c. Kamchatka Gull L. [c.] kamtschatschensis
- 23. Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- Large White-Headed Gulls (Genus Larus, in part)
- 24. California Gull Larus californicus
- 25. Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- 25a. American Herring Gull L. [a.] smithsonianus
- 25b. European Herring Gull L. [a.] argentatus
- 25c. Vega Gull L. [a.] vegae
- 26. Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- 27. Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- 28. Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- 29. Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- 30. Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus
- 31. Western Gull Larus occidentalis
- 32. Yellow-footed Gull Larus livens
- 33. Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens
- 34. Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
- 35. Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
- 35a. Kumlien's Gull L. [g.] kumlieni
- 35b. Iceland Gull L. [g.] glaucoides
- 36. Thayer's Gull Larus thayeri
- Hybrid Gulls
- Widespread Hybrids
- H1. Glaucous-winged Gull × Western Gull
- H2. Glaucous-winged Gull × American Herring Gull
- H3. Glaucous Gull × American Herring Gull
- H4. Glaucous Gull × Glaucous-winged Gull
- H5. Thayer's Gull × Kumlien's/Iceland Gull
- Rarer Atlantic Coast Hybrids
- H6. American Herring Gull × Great Black-backed Gull
- H7. American Herring Gull × Lesser Black-backed Gull
- H8. American Herring Gull × Kelp Gull
- H9. European Herring Gull × Lesser Black-backed Gull
- H10. Glaucous Gull × Great Black-backed Gull
- H11. Glaucous Gull × European Herring Gull
- Rarer North Pacific Hybrids
- H12. Glaucous Gull × Vega Gull
- H13. Slaty-backed Gull × Vega Gull
- H14. Glaucous-winged Gull × Slaty-backed Gull
- Acknowledgments
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- List of Photographers
- Index
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