Tanagers, Cardinals, and Finches of the United States and Canada: The Photographic Guide

Description

A photographic identification guide to tanagers, cardinals, and finches. The photographs in this book illustrates age, seasonal, and sexual variation in the species found north of Mexico, including introduced species and vagrants. It is designed to introduce the biology, identification, molts, vocalization, and distribution of the species covered.

David Beadle has illustrated a number of books and field guides, including "New World Warblers" and "Sparrows of the United States and Canada", and a series of Ecotravellers guides to various neotropical countries. He is coauthor, with J. D. Rising, of two books on North American sparrows. He is at work on the forthcoming "Field Guide to the Birds of Brazil". J. D. Rising teaches in the Department of Zoology at the University of Toronto. He is the author, with David Beadle, of "A Guide to the Identification and Natural History of the Sparrows of the United States and Canada" and "Sparrows of the United States and Canada".

"Another in the excellent series of bird identification books issued by Princeton University Press. The text, by David Beadle and J.D. Rising, covers the basics of biology, identification, molts, vocalization and distribution of 46 species. The 200-plus photographs show most plumages as they vary by sex, age, and season. The photo captions point out salient identification features and the range maps are large enough to actually be useful"--Jim Williams, Minnesota Star Tribune "The introduction includes background information and terminology making this guide accessible to all readers."--Northeastern Naturalist "Tanagers, Cardinals, and Finches of the United States and Canada is a beautiful addition to any birder's library. Although it is not designed as a field guide it would be an excellent book to consult before going out in the field and for review after having been in the field. I recommend it heartily and enjoyed it immensely."--John Vooys, British Columbia Birds