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| Introduction | |
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| Flight, Form, and Function | |
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| The Implications of Flight | |
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| Feathers | |
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| Molts and Plumages | |
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| Aerodynamics | |
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| Feet, Bills, and Digestion | |
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| Bones and Muscle | |
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| Respiration and Metabolism | |
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| Senses and Vocal Apparatus | |
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| Bird Intelligence | |
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| Origins, Evolution, and Classification | |
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| The Origin of Birds | |
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| How Bird Species Originate | |
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| Classification | |
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| Behavior | |
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| The Study of Bird Behavior | |
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| The Function of Behaviors | |
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| Daily and Seasonal Rhythms | |
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| Daily Maintenance Behaviors | |
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| Migration | |
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| Dispersal | |
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| Communication | |
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| Reproductive Behavior | |
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| Understanding Behavior: The Outer Frontier | |
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| Habitats and Distributions | |
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| Range and Habitat | |
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| Habitat Distribution Patterns | |
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| Habitat Types | |
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| Forests and Woodlands | |
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| Grasslands | |
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| Shrublands | |
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| Deserts | |
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| Tundra | |
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| Wetland and Aquatic Habitats | |
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| Ocean Habitats | |
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| Human-created Habitats | |
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| Populations and Conservation | |
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| What Determines Bird Population Sizes? | |
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| Population Regulation | |
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| Conservation Threats | |
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| Tracking Bird Populations in North America | |
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| Protecting North American Birds | |
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| Loons | |
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| Grebes | |
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| Albatrosses | |
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| Shearwaters and Petrels | |
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| Storm-Petrels | |
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| Tropicbirds | |
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| Boobies and Gannets | |
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| Pelicans | |
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| Cormorants | |
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| Darters (Anhinga) | |
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| Frigatebirds | |
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| Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns | |
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| Ibises and Spoonbills | |
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| Storks | |
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| New World Vultures | |
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| Flamingos | |
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| Ducks, Geese, and Swans | |
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| Hawks and Allies | |
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| Falcons and Caracaras | |
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| Chachalacas and Allies | |
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| Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies | |
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| New World Quail | |
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| Rails, Gallinules, and Coots | |
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| Limpkin | |
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| Cranes | |
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| Thick-knees | |
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| Plovers and Lapwings | |
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| Oystercatchers | |
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| Stilts and Avocets | |
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| Jacanas | |
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| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies | |
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| Coursers and Pratincoles | |
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| Gulls, Terns, and Allies | |
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| Auks | |
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| Pigeons and Doves | |
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| Parrots and Allies | |
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| Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis | |
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| Barn Owls | |
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| Typical Owls | |
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| Nighthawks and Nightjars | |
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| Swifts | |
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| Hummingbirds | |
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| Trogons | |
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| Hoopoe | |
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| Kingfishers | |
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| Woodpeckers and Allies | |
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| Tyrant Flycatchers | |
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| Shrikes | |
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| Vireos | |
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| Crows and Jays | |
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| Larks | |
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| Swallows and Martins | |
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| Chickadees and Titmice | |
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| Penduline Tits (Verdin) | |
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| Long-tailed Tits (Bushtit) | |
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| Nuthatches | |
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| Creepers | |
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| Wrens | |
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| Dippers | |
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| Bulbuls | |
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| Kinglets | |
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| Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers | |
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| Old World Flycatchers | |
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| Thrushes | |
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| Babblers (Wrentit) | |
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| Mockingbirds and Thrashers | |
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| Starlings and Mynas | |
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| Accentors | |
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| Wagtails and Pipits | |
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| Waxwings | |
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| Silky-flycatchers | |
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| Olive Warbler | |
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| Wood-Warblers | |
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| Bananaquit | |
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| Tanagers | |
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| New World Sparrows | |
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| Cardinals and Allies | |
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| Blackbirds, Orioles, and Allies | |
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| Finches and Allies | |
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| Old World Sparrows | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Author Biographies | |
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| Species Checklist | |
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| Index | |