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A Field Guide to Little-Known and Seldom-Seen Birds of North America

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Author(s)	Ben Sill, Cathryn P. Sill
Editor	Peachtree Publishers	Place	Atlanta
Year	1988	Pages	82
Measure	18x21 (cm)	Illustration	ill. colori e b/n n.t. - colors and b/w ills
Binding	bross. ill. colori - paperback	Conservazione	Nuovo - New
Language	Inglese - English text	Weight	400 (gr)
ISBN	0934601585	EAN-13	9780934601580
price	8.50 €

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Illustration by John C. Sill.

Aficionados will find themselves squawking with laughter at the ingenuity and mock-seriousness of this engaging volume by three avid birders. Consider the Sills' commitment to jargon-free birding terminology: in their guide, ``ill tempered,'' ``nocturnal migration,'' ``feed actively'' and ``flock'' become ``fowl behavior,'' ``fly by night,'' ``pig out'' and ``whole bunch.'' The 32 fanciful species described, complete with superb, realistic color drawings that reflect John Sill's considerable skill as a wildlife illustrator, range from the droll to the hilarious: Skia, or Sasquatch Yeti, recognized by their big, ski-type feet; Least Minitwit, or Awfulii Smallus Jr.a sampling of this ``itsy bitsy'' creature is obtained by covering a flyswatter with foam rubber ``since squished birds cannot be legitimately added to a life list.''