From the Book - Second edition.
Introduction. Classification of birds. Equipment for birding. Learning to identify birds. Psychological effects and mistakes. Variation in appearance. Geographic variation and subspecies. Learning songs and calls. Finding rare birds. Ethics. Extinct species
Bird topography. Parts of a passerine. Parts of a shorebird. Parts of a duck. Molt and plumage
Albatrosses, petrels, and shearwaters
Pelicans, boobies, and frigatebirds
Rails, coots, cranes, and limpkin
Tyrant flycatchers and becard
Gnatcatchers, kinglets, and others
Mockingbirds, thrashers, starlings, accentors, wagtails, and pipits
Waxwings, silky-flycatchers, olive warbler, and longspurs
