Game Birds of North America
Type
Book
Authors
Category
Biology
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Publication Year
1973
Publisher
Harper & Row, United States
Pages
490
Description
For the hunter with gun, camera, or binoculars, here are complete details on 75 species of American game birds - in a volume that is as beautiful as it is practical.
Waterfowl, upland birds, shore birds, and nuisance birds are covered in depth. For each species there is accurate and comprehensive information on size and appearance, distribution, communication, breeding and nesting, eggs and young, flight, migration, habits, food, life span, tracks and other signs, natural enemies, and quality as table fare.
What are the behavioral characteristics of ruffed goose that a sportsman must know in order to successfully hunt this "king of gamebirds"?
What is the difference between "dipping ducks" and "diving ducks"?
What are the migration routes of the Canada Goose?
Why is the great horned owl called the "tiger of the air"?
These questions, and many others, are answered in this book.
Here, too, are 25 pages of spectacular bird paintings by nationally famous nature artist Douglas Allen. Giant full-page and double-page reproductions in vivid color show many birds in their natural habitats. There are also 25 drawings by Mr. Allen, 75 photographs of game birds, and 25 maps showing migration routes and distribution of various game birds throughout North America.
All together, Game Birds of North America is designed to offer hours of leisurely reading and looking pleasure, as well as a lifetime of authoritative reference.
A nationally renowned naturalist-author combines forces with one of America's finest wildlife artists.
The Author
Leonard Lee Rue III has a reputation throughout the world as an outstanding wildlife photographer and writer. He is also in much demand as a lecturer on nature and ecology. He was raised on a farm in New Jersey, was a camp ranger for fourteen years and chief game keeper for a hunt club. For seventeen summers he has been trail director with Adventure Unlimited, a group that runs canoe trips into the Canadian wilderness. Mr. Rue's articles and photographs have appeared in more than 250 publications throughout the United States and abroad, including National Geographic, Look, Life, True, Natural History, Audubon and Outdoor Life magazines. His massive output of popular books on North American wildlife include Sportsman's Guide to Game Animals (published by Outdoor Life), The World of the Raccoon, The World of the Beaver, The World of the White-Tail Deer, Cottontail, Pictorial Guide to the Birds of North America, and New Jersey Out-of-Doors.
The Illustrator
Douglas Allen began drawing animals and birds at an early age. He studied at the Newark Art School, and later at the Jackson School in Wyoming with renowned artists W.J. Aylward and Paul Bransom. He has gotten to know his subjects at first hand trips throughout the United States. He has illustrated a number of books, including the Outdoor Life Big Game Animals of North America, Complete Book of Hunting, Art of Big Game Hunting in North America, Sportsman's Guide to Game Fish, Complete Book of Outdoor Lore, and The Sportsman's Companion. Mr. Allen's work appears in leading periodicals, museums, and private collections, and has won many awards. He is a member of the Society of Animal Artists and a founder of Animal Artists, Incorporated.
Taken from the inside flaps.
Waterfowl, upland birds, shore birds, and nuisance birds are covered in depth. For each species there is accurate and comprehensive information on size and appearance, distribution, communication, breeding and nesting, eggs and young, flight, migration, habits, food, life span, tracks and other signs, natural enemies, and quality as table fare.
What are the behavioral characteristics of ruffed goose that a sportsman must know in order to successfully hunt this "king of gamebirds"?
What is the difference between "dipping ducks" and "diving ducks"?
What are the migration routes of the Canada Goose?
Why is the great horned owl called the "tiger of the air"?
These questions, and many others, are answered in this book.
Here, too, are 25 pages of spectacular bird paintings by nationally famous nature artist Douglas Allen. Giant full-page and double-page reproductions in vivid color show many birds in their natural habitats. There are also 25 drawings by Mr. Allen, 75 photographs of game birds, and 25 maps showing migration routes and distribution of various game birds throughout North America.
All together, Game Birds of North America is designed to offer hours of leisurely reading and looking pleasure, as well as a lifetime of authoritative reference.
A nationally renowned naturalist-author combines forces with one of America's finest wildlife artists.
The Author
Leonard Lee Rue III has a reputation throughout the world as an outstanding wildlife photographer and writer. He is also in much demand as a lecturer on nature and ecology. He was raised on a farm in New Jersey, was a camp ranger for fourteen years and chief game keeper for a hunt club. For seventeen summers he has been trail director with Adventure Unlimited, a group that runs canoe trips into the Canadian wilderness. Mr. Rue's articles and photographs have appeared in more than 250 publications throughout the United States and abroad, including National Geographic, Look, Life, True, Natural History, Audubon and Outdoor Life magazines. His massive output of popular books on North American wildlife include Sportsman's Guide to Game Animals (published by Outdoor Life), The World of the Raccoon, The World of the Beaver, The World of the White-Tail Deer, Cottontail, Pictorial Guide to the Birds of North America, and New Jersey Out-of-Doors.
The Illustrator
Douglas Allen began drawing animals and birds at an early age. He studied at the Newark Art School, and later at the Jackson School in Wyoming with renowned artists W.J. Aylward and Paul Bransom. He has gotten to know his subjects at first hand trips throughout the United States. He has illustrated a number of books, including the Outdoor Life Big Game Animals of North America, Complete Book of Hunting, Art of Big Game Hunting in North America, Sportsman's Guide to Game Fish, Complete Book of Outdoor Lore, and The Sportsman's Companion. Mr. Allen's work appears in leading periodicals, museums, and private collections, and has won many awards. He is a member of the Society of Animal Artists and a founder of Animal Artists, Incorporated.
Taken from the inside flaps.
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