Birds of British Columbia, Volume 1

Nonpasserines - Introduction, Loons through Waterfowl

Table of contents

Introduction

General Introduction

Ornithological History

The Environment

Taxonomy

Methods, Terms and Abbreviations

Species Accounts

Checklist of B.C. Birds

Regular Species

Gaviiformes

Gaiidae: Loons

Podicipediformes

Podicipedidae: Grebes

Procellariiformes

Diomedeidae: Albatrosses

Procellariidae: Fulmars and Shearwaters

Hydrobatidae: Storm-Petrels

Pelecaniformes

Pelecanidae: Pelicans

Phalacrocoracidae: Cormorants

Ciconiiformes

Ardeidae: Bitterns and Herons

Anseriformes

Anatidae: Swans, Geese, and Ducks

Casual, Accidental, Extirpated, and Extinct Birds

Hypothetical Birds

Appendices

References Cited

Addenda

Index

About the Authors

Description

This first volume of a remarkable four-volume set on the birds of British Columbia covers eight-six species of nonpasserines, from loons through to waterfowl. Detailed species accounts provide unprecedented coverage of these birds, presenting a wealth of information on the ornithological history, habitat, breeding habits, migratory movements, seasonality, and distribution patterns. Introductory chapters look at the province’s ornithological history, its environment and the methodology used in the volumes.

Reviews

These books will tell amateurs the secrets that until now only scientists have known. (It) will become, without question, the most authoritative, comprehensive book ever written about the birds of BC. It is more like a bible than a book.

- Mark Hume