The Crossley ID Guide Raptors (The Crossley Id Guides)

Crossley, Richard/ Liguori, Jerry/ Sullivan, Brian L.

Princeton University Press（2013/04発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 288 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780691157405
• DDC分類 598.9

Full Description

Part of the revolutionary Crossley ID Guide series, this is the first raptor guide with lifelike scenes composed from multiple photographs--scenes that allow you to identify raptors just as the experts do. Experienced birders use the most easily observed and consistent characteristics--size, shape, behavior, probability, and general color patterns. The book's 101 scenes--including thirty-five double-page layouts--provide a complete picture of how these features are all related. Even the effects of lighting and other real-world conditions are illustrated and explained. Detailed and succinct accounts from two of North America's foremost raptor experts, Jerry Liguori and Brian Sullivan, stress the key identification features. This complete picture allows everyone from beginner to expert to understand and enjoy what he or she sees in the field. The mystique of bird identification is eliminated, allowing even novice birders to identify raptors quickly and simply. Comprehensive and authoritative, the book covers all thirty-four of North America's diurnal raptor species (all species except owls).
Each species is featured in stunning color plates that show males and females, in a full spectrum of ages and color variants, depicted near and far, in flight and at rest, and from multiple angles, all caught in their typical habitats. There are also comparative, multispecies scenes and mystery photographs that allow readers to test their identification skills, along with answers and full explanations in the back of the book. In addition, the book features an introduction, and thirty-four color maps accompany the plates. Whether you are a novice or an expert, this one-of-a-kind guide will show you an entirely new way to look at these spectacular birds.
* The most complete guide to North American raptors, written by some of the foremost experts * The first raptor guide using Richard Crossley's acclaimed, innovative composite images that show birds as they actually appear in the field *101 stunning color plates--including thirty-five double-page layouts--composed from thousands of photographs * Comparative, multispecies plates and photos of mystery species that allow readers to test their growing identification skills * Complete with introduction, 34 color maps, and detailed species accounts

Contents

Preface 5-6 Introduction 7-9 Raptor Topography 10-11 Species Accounts Images, Accounts * Turkey Vulture 12, 175 * Black Vulture 16, 177 * Crested Caracara 22, 179 * California Condor 24, 180 * Bald Eagle 26, 183 * Golden Eagle 30, 186 * Osprey 36, 190 * Northern Harrier 40, 192 * Sharp-shinned Hawk 44, 195 * Cooper's Hawk 48, 197 * Northern Goshawk 54, 200 * Red-tailed Hawk 60, 203 * Swainson's Hawk 70, 209 * White-tailed Hawk 76, 212 * Ferruginous Hawk 78, 214 * Rough-legged Hawk 82, 217 * Red-shouldered Hawk 88, 220 * Broad-winged Hawk 92, 223 * Gray Hawk 98, 226 * Short-tailed Hawk 100, 228 * Harris's Hawk 102, 230 * Common Black-Hawk 104, 232 * Zone-tailed Hawk 106, 234 * Snail Kite 110, 236 * Hook-billed Kite 114, 238 * Swallow-tailed Kite 116, 240 * Mississippi Kite 118, 242 * White-tailed Kite 122, 243 * American Kestrel 128, 245 * Merlin 132, 248 * Peregrine Falcon 136, 251 * Prairie Falcon 140, 254 * Gyrfalcon 144, 256 * Aplomado Falcon 146, 259 Mystery Photo Images 18-21, 34-35, 42-43, 46-47, 50-53, 56-59, 66-69, 74-75, 80-81, 86-87, 94-97, 108-9, 124-27, 142-43, 147-71 Mystery Photo Answers 261-283 Glossary 284 Acknowledgments 285 Index 286