Gulls Simplified
A Comparative Approach to Identification
1st Edition
Published on 13. November 2018
208 pages
978-0-691-18552-1 (ISBN)
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Princeton University Press
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Pete Dunne is retired director of the Cape May Bird Observatory. His books include Hawks in Flight; Birds of Prey (with Kevin T. Karlson); and Pete Dunne's Essential Field Guide Companion. Kevin T. Karlson is an accomplished birder, tour leader, and wildlife photographer. His books include the Peterson Reference Guide to Birding by Impression and The Shorebird Guide.
Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- CONTENTS
- Basic Anatomical Terms
- Glossary
- INTRODUCTION
- Overview-By Pete Dunne
- Why This Book, Now?
- TRADITIONAL GULL ID PROBLEMS
- A Basic Approach to Gull ID
- Gulls and Gull-like Birds
- SPECIES ACCOUNTS
- Size and Sex Guidelines for Gulls
- SMALL TO MEDIUM-SIZED GULLS AND HOODED GULLS
- Laughing Gull
- Franklin's Gull
- Bonaparte's Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Little Gull
- Sabine's Gull
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Red-legged Kittiwake
- Heermann's Gull
- GRAY-BACKED WHITE-HEADED GULLS
- Herring Gull
- California Gull
- Ring-billed Gull
- Mew Gull
- Iceland Gull
- Glaucous Gull
- Glaucous-winged Gull
- LARGE DARK-BACKED GULLS
- Western Gull
- Yellow-footed Gull
- Great Black-backed Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- DARK HORSE GULLS (Rare or Unlikely Gulls)
- Slaty-backed Gull
- Kelp Gull
- Black-tailed Gull
- Ivory Gull
- Ross's Gull
- HYBRID GULLS
- QUIZ AND REVIEW
- ANSWERS TO QUIZ PHOTOS
- APPENDIX
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- PHOTOGRAPHER CREDITS
- INDEX
