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The Birds of America is a book by naturalist and painter John James Audubon, containing illustrations of a wide variety of birds of the United States. It was first published as a series in sections between 1827 and 1838, in Edinburgh and London.
For species found in the 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, the taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) used in the list are those of the AOS, the recognized scientific authority on the taxonomy and nomenclature of North and Middle American birds.
Instead, each species gets one full page. National Geographic, with Alderfer, Paul Hess, and Noah Strycker, also published National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Birds of North America in 2011. A second edition was released in 2019. Like the pocket guide, this guide is 256 pages and outlines the 150 most common yard birds in North America.
Cover title: Birds of eastern North America "With keys to the species and descriptions of their plumages, nests, and eggs, their distribution and migrations, and a brief account of their haunts and habits, with introductory chapters on the study of ornithology, how to identify birds, and how to collect and preserve birds, their nests, and eggs."
Birds of America contains the following short stories: Willing; A 40 something year old, washed up Hollywood actress moves to Chicago and takes up residence at a Days Inn. She is unsatisfied with what her life has become. She has missed the opportunity, she feels, to have a partner and children. She is alone and unhappy.
Birds of North America is a comprehensive encyclopedia of bird species in the United States and Canada, with substantial articles about each species.It was first published as a series of 716 printed booklets, prepared by 863 authors, and made available as the booklets were completed from 1992 through 2003. [1]
English: Full title: The code of nomenclature and check-list of North American birds adopted by the American Ornithologists' Union; being the report of the Committee of the Union on Classification and Nomenclature.
Birds of America may refer to: Birds of America, a book by John James Audubon first published in sections between 1827 and 1838; Birds of America, a 2008 film directed by Craig Lucas. Birds of America, a 1971 novel by Mary McCarthy; Birds of America, a 1998 collection of stories by Lorrie Moore