Table of Contents
Introduction 6
Ducks, Geese, and Swans 14
New World Quail 54
Curassows and Guans 58
Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, and Old World Quail 58
Grebes 68
Flamingos 70
Pigeons and Doves 72
Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis 80
Goatsuckers 84
Swifts 88
Hummingbirds 92
Limpkin 104
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots 106
Cranes 112
Stilts and Avocets 114
Oystercatchers 114
Lapwings and Plovers 116
Jacanas 122
Sandpipers 124
Skuas and Jaegers 162
Auks, Murres, and Puffins 166
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers 180
Tropicbirds 214
Loons 216
Albatrosses 220
Shearwaters and Petrels 224
Storm-Petrels 240
Storks 246
Frigatebirds 246
Boobies and Gannets 248
Cormorants 252
Darters 256
Pelicans 256
Herons, Bitterns, and Allies 258
Ibises and Spoonbills 265
New World Vultures 268
Osprey 270
Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies 270
Barn Owls and Typical Owls 294
Trogons 302
Kingfishers 304
Woodpeckers and Allies 306
Caracaras and Falcons 320
Old World Parrots 326
African and New World Parrots 326
Tyrant Flycatchers 334
Becards, Tityras, and Allies 354
Shrikes 356
Vireos 358
Crows and Jays 364
Larks 374
Swallows 376
Chickadees and Titmice 382
Penduline Tits and Verdins 386
Long-tailed Tits and Bushtits 386
Nuthatches 388
Creepers 390
Wrens 390
Gnatcatchers and Gnatwrens 396
Dippers 398
Kinglets 398
Sylviid Warblers 398
Leaf Warblers 400
Grasshopper-Warblers 402
Old World Flycatchers and Chats 404
Thrushes 408
Mockingbirds and Thrashers 416
Bulbuls 422
Starlings 422
Waxwings 424
Silky-flycatchers 424
Olive Warbler 425
Accentors 426
Indigobirds and Whydahs 426
Weavers 426
Estrildid Finches 428
Old World Sparrows 428
Wagtails and Pipits 430
Fringilline and Cardueline Finches and Allies 434
Longspurs and Snow Buntings 446
Wood-Warblers 452
Western Spindalis (Incertae sedis) 484
Tanagers 484
Emberizids 486
Cardinals and Allies 518
Blackbirds 530
Accidentals and Extinct Species 546
Subspecies Maps 564
Appendix: AOS (NACC) and ABA Checklist Differences; Greenland and Bermuda 576
Art Credits 576
Acknowledgments 580
Index 581