ISBN:

• 9780618739950
• 0618739955

Description: xi, 298 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), colour maps ; 26 cm.

Other Title:

• Woodpeckers of North America
• Peterson woodpeckers

Notes:

• "Sponsored by the Roger Tory Peterson Institute and the National Wildlife Federation."
• Labelled color diagrams of external woodpecker anatomy and of bird wing on endpapers.
• Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-293) and index.

Contents:

• Introduction. Anatomy and adaptation ; Behavior ; Ecology and conservation ; How to use this book
• Species accounts
• Appendix 1. Measurements of North American woodpeckers
• Appendix 2. Nest site data for North American woodpeckers
• Appendix 3. Parenting data for North American woodpeckers
• Appendix 4. The woodpecker "family tree"
• Appendix 5. Woodpecker conflicts with humans
• Glossary.

Control Number: 1621938

Series:

• Peterson reference guide series
• Peterson reference guide series.

Subjects:

• Woodpeckers -- North America -- Identification.
• Woodpeckers -- North America -- Pictorial works.
• Woodpeckers -- North America.

Genre: Illustrated works.

Other Authors:

• National Wildlife Federation, sponsoring body.
• Roger Tory Peterson Institute, sponsoring body.