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Friday, July 25, 2014

A Field Guide to Little-Known & Seldom Seen Birds of North America



This is my kind of book: birding and satire, for ornithological observers who can take a joke. Like most birders, I have not seen too many of these species, but this authoritative, reliable guide offers practical tips for where and how to find them, or not. Maybe you have even heard or seen one of these birds, but didn’t know what it was. Some of the species might evolve millions of years from now, given the effects of climate change, etc. Or they may have evolved already, faster than we might have guessed. Some are well-adapted, others are not. Many have onomatopoetic, often eponymous calls that, if heard, would be useful and easy to learn. This guide is organized by color-ish.

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