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Waterfowl : An Identification Guide
to the Ducks, Geese and Swans of the World

by Steve Madge, Hillary Burn (illustrator)
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1988
155 world species
298 pages, 6 x 9.25 inches, Paperback
48 Color Plates (over 700 birds), Color Range Maps

Detailed color plates show species by age, sex, and race. Detailed species text covers identification, habits, migration, and plumage details for age, sex, and race. Color maps are side-by-side with plates and show breeding, nonbreeding and migration distributions. Also includes brief intro on how to identify waterfowl and an extensive bibliography.


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Natural History of the Waterfowl

by Frank S. Todd
Ibis Publishing, 1997
160 world species
504 pages, 10.89 x 13.25 inches!, Hardcover
Over 700 Color Photos, Color Range Maps

This "Coffee Table" book features high quality photos and information on the world's waterfowl. Species accounts include interesting details about each bird's natural history along with multiple photos. The book also includes background chapters on habitat, migration, feeding, and courtship, each illustrated with multiple photographs. Also includes an appendix with weights, clutch size, incubation and fledging period for all species.

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