This extensive and long overdue work of reference covers all of the bird species, more than 400 of which have been recorded in the province of Ontario. Birds of Ontario contains an identification and description of all species, with 344 outstanding colour plates. Anyone with even a casual interest in birds will find the colour plates and informative text of considerable interest. This volume contains a list of all the birds identified in Ontario up to the end of 1983, with the common and scientific names given by the American Ornithologists’ Union 1983 Check-list as arranged in that work.
Authors
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 598.29713
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 19
- General Note
- Originally published: Toronto [Ont.] : Natural Heritage/Natural History, c1985 Includes indexes Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-cn-on
- ISBN
- 9781554880980 0920474381
- LCCN
- QL685.5.O6
- LCCN Item number
- S64 1985 v.1eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaBNVSL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (552 p.)
- Published in
- Canada
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)thg00602975 (OCoLC)719744240 (CaOOCEL)410400
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- CaBNVSL
Table of Contents
- Contents 6
- Introduction 10
- Introduction 11
- Acknowledgements 13
- Loons and Grebes 17
- Tube Noses 29
- Gannets, Pelicans and Cormorants 33
- Herons, Storks and Ibises 41
- Swans, Geese and Ducks 61
- Vultures, Hawks, Eagles and Falcons 109
- Grouse and Turkeys 137
- Rails and Cranes 149
- Shorebirds 161
- Jaegers, Gulls, Terns and Skimmers 213
- Alcids 247
- Pigeons and Doves 253
- Cuckoos and Anis 261
- Owls 265
- Goatsuckers 285
- Swifts and Hummingbirds 291
- Kingfishers 297
- Woodpeckers 299
- Tyrant Flycatchers 315
- Larks, Martins and Swallows 337
- Jays, Magpies and Crows 345
- Titmice, Nuthatches and Creepers 353
- Wrens 363
- Kinglets, Gnatcatchers, Thrushes and Mimids 373
- Pipits, Waxwings, Shrikes and Starlings 397
- Vireos 407
- Wood Warblers 417
- Tanagers 471
- Grosbeaks, Buntings and Sparrows 475
- Meadowlarks, Blackbirds and Orioles 517
- Finches 533
- Weaver Finches 547
- Index 549
- A 549
- B 549
- C 549
- D 549
- E 549
- F 549
- G 550
- H 550
- I 550
- J 550
- K 550
- L 550
- M 551
- N 551
- O 551
- P 551
- R 551
- S 551
- T 552
- V 552
- W 552
- Y 553
