| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 176 pages) : color illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
W.L. Moody Jr. natural history series ; no. 46
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W.L. Moody Jr. natural history series ; no. 46.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-169) and index. |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Abbreviations and Map Key; Tree Ducks (Whistling-Ducks); Black-bellied Whistling-Duck; Fulvous Whistling-Duck; Geese; Greater White-fronted Goose; Snow Goose; Ross's Goose; Canada Goose and Cackling Goose; Brant; Swans; Trumpeter Swan; Tundra Swan; Perching Ducks; Muscovy Duck; Wood Duck; Dabbling Ducks; Gadwall; Eurasian Wigeon; American Wigeon; American Black Duck; Mallard; Mexican Duck; Mottled Duck; Blue-winged Teal; Cinnamon Teal; Northern Shoveler; White-cheeked Pintail; Northern Pintail; Garganey; Green-winged Teal; Diving Ducks. |
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CanvasbackRedhead; Ring-necked Duck; Greater Scaup; Lesser Scaup; Sea Ducks; Common Eider; King Eider; Harlequin Duck; Surf Scoter; White-winged Scoter; Black Scoter; Long-tailed Duck; Bufflehead; Common Goldeneye; Barrow's Goldeneye; Hooded Merganser; Common Merganser; Red-breasted Merganser; Stiff-tailed Ducks; Masked Duck; Ruddy Duck; Scientific Names of Animals and Plants Occurring in the Text; References; Index; Back Cover. |
| Summary |
In this beautifully illustrated guide, two practicing wildlife biologists describe the life histories of forty-five species of ducks, geese, and swans that occur in Texas. For common species and those that breed in the state, each account begins with an interesting fact (such as, "Red-breasted Mergansers have been clocked at over 80 mph, the fastest recorded flight speed for a duck . . .") and provides information on Texas distribution and harvest, population status, diet, range and habitats, reproduction, and appearance. Exquisite photographs, informati. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Waterfowl -- Texas.
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Waterfowl. |
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Texas. |
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Waterfowl -- Texas -- Identification.
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| Genre/Form |
Field guides.
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Electronic books.
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Guidebooks.
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| Added Author |
Lockwood, Mark.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Johnson, William P., 1969- Texas waterfowl. College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2013 9781603448079 (DLC) 2012017276 |
| ISBN |
9781603448208 (electronic book) |
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1603448209 (electronic book) |
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1603448071 |
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9781603448079 |
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9781299220782 (MyiLibrary) |
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1299220789 (MyiLibrary) |
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