Hummingbirds: their life and behavior.Hummingbirds: Their Life and Behavior Text by Esther Quesada Tyrrell, photographs by Robert A. Tyrrell. This photographic study of the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. species with its spectacular illustrations was made possible by R. Tyrrell's development of a special photographic technique. These smallest of all birds, fund only in the Western Hemisphere Western Hemisphere Part of Earth comprising North and South America and the surrounding waters. Longitudes 20° W and 160° E are often considered its boundaries. , are fascinating not only for their brilliant plumage plumage, of birds: see feathers. but also for their amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. powers of flight. In this definitive work on hummingbirds an introduction to this lovely bird is followed by a comprehensive guide to each of the North American species. Subsequent chapters are devoted to hummingbird anatomy and physiology, flight, courtship, nesting and behavior. An extensive bibliography is included. Crown, 1985, 212 p., color/b&w illus., $35. |
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