Birds of North America: Life Histories of More Than 930 Species. Dieser Artikel ist nicht verfügbar.Birds of North America: Life Histories of More Than 930 Species

More than one thousand full-color annotated illustrations, accompanied by identification tips, detailed descriptions, and range maps, highlight a comprehensive handbook that features more than nine hundred species of birds in the United States and Canada in a page-by-page format providing an introductory overview of North American birds.

A visit to any of the Smithsonian's 16 museums and galleries or the National Zoo is an adventure into the world's largest museum complex. The Smithsonian Institution holds more than 140 million artifacts and specimens in trust for the American people. The Institution, also a center for research, is dedicated to public education, national service, and scholarship in the arts, sciences, and history. The Smithsonian was established in 1846 with funds bequeathed to the United States by James Smithson, an English scientist, for the increase and diffusion of knowledge. The author, Frederick Joseph Alsop, III Ph.D. is an ornithologist and a professor of biological sciences at East Tennessee State University. He received his doctorate in zoology from the University of Tennessee, and specializes in the ecology, distribution, life history, and taxonomy of birds. An avid field biologist and birder, he has identified more than 3,200 species of birds worldwide.