Bird Body Parts

Author : Clare Lewis
Publisher : Raintree
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Birds
ISBN : 9781406298086

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Bird Body Parts by Clare Lewis Pdf

Author : Clare Lewis
Publisher : Raintree
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2015-08-13
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781406298154

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Bird Body Parts by Clare Lewis Pdf

Follow us on a journey around all the body parts of birds, from eyes to beaks, to feet to tails. Find out all about how each body part works, what it looks like and what it does and how each body part differs between species.

Author : Clare Lewis
Publisher : Raintree
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09-08
Category : Reptiles
ISBN : 9781406298093

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Reptile Body Parts by Clare Lewis Pdf

Follow us on a journey around all the body parts of reptiles, from eyes to teeth, to shells to tails. Find out all about how each body part works, what it looks like and what it does and how each body part differs between species.

Author : Bobbie Kalman,Kathryn Smithyman
Publisher : Crabtree Publishing Company
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0778706540

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The Life Cycle of a Bird by Bobbie Kalman,Kathryn Smithyman Pdf

For ages 6-12. Although there are over 9,000 species of birds in the world, each develops from a single-celled egg, is incubated, hatches, and grows to adulthood. Some bird life cycles involve migration. The book focuses on the various stages and explains: differences in the length of time birds incubate their eggs and care for their young; the development of a chicken embryo and how a chick hatches; dangers to nesting habitats, the effects of pollution, and how these affect the life cycle of birds.

Author : Marianne Taylor
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781472976918

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The Pocket Book of Bird Anatomy by Marianne Taylor Pdf

What is a bird? To answer that, we must understand how birds are different from all other living things and how they fit into the diversity of life on Earth. This excellent RSPB guide to bird anatomy looks at the avian body, system by system, how it evolved, and how it functions. Chapters explore traits that are unique to birds, including their remarkable one-way breathing cycle, their trimmed-down skeleton, how feathers permit flight, provide weather-proofing and add beauty, and the avian bill – a lightweight replacement for both teeth and food-handling forelimbs. Each chapter tackles a particular body system and includes detailed anatomical illustrations, from cells and organs to skeletons and muscles, to show how birds' anatomical adaptations enable all their physical feats and fascinating behaviour. Feature spreads offer more in-depth analysis on topics like birdsong, temperature control, ornamentation, unusual diets, social behaviour, nocturnal adaptations, mutation and natural selection. Featuring more than 300 diagrams and colour photos, this fascinating new book also looks at the human impact on the avian world and reveals how behaviour and anatomy work together to produce these vibrant living beings that delight and inspire us so much.

Author : David Allen Sibley
Publisher : Knopf
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-14
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780525520290

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What It's Like to Be a Bird by David Allen Sibley Pdf

The bird book for birders and nonbirders alike that will excite and inspire by providing a new and deeper understanding of what common, mostly backyard, birds are doing—and why: "Can birds smell?"; "Is this the same cardinal that was at my feeder last year?"; "Do robins 'hear' worms?" "The book's beauty mirrors the beauty of birds it describes so marvelously." —NPR In What It's Like to Be a Bird, David Sibley answers the most frequently asked questions about the birds we see most often. This special, large-format volume is geared as much to nonbirders as it is to the out-and-out obsessed, covering more than two hundred species and including more than 330 new illustrations by the author. While its focus is on familiar backyard birds—blue jays, nuthatches, chickadees—it also examines certain species that can be fairly easily observed, such as the seashore-dwelling Atlantic puffin. David Sibley's exacting artwork and wide-ranging expertise bring observed behaviors vividly to life. (For most species, the primary illustration is reproduced life-sized.) And while the text is aimed at adults—including fascinating new scientific research on the myriad ways birds have adapted to environmental changes—it is nontechnical, making it the perfect occasion for parents and grandparents to share their love of birds with young children, who will delight in the big, full-color illustrations of birds in action. Unlike any other book he has written, What It's Like to Be a Bird is poised to bring a whole new audience to David Sibley's world of birds.

Author : Lola M. Schaefer
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0736890939

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What Is a Bird? by Lola M. Schaefer Pdf

Simple text and photographs present kinds of birds and their general characteristics.

Author : Stacey Roderick
Publisher : Kids Can Press Ltd
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-02
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781525301728

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Birds from Head to Tail by Stacey Roderick Pdf

Part bird book, part guessing game — what a perfect pair! In this interactive book, kids get to test their bird knowledge, one body part at a time. “What bird has eyes like this?” asks a spread showing a close-up illustration of the body part without revealing the rest of the bird’s body. “A bald eagle!” answers the following spread, which features an illustration of the whole bird in its habitat, along with intriguing information about its unique body part and what makes it special. Eight birds in all are featured, along with another eight on an additional spread at the back of the book. From a great horned owl’s head to a peacock’s tail, it’s fun guessing birds by their body parts!

Author : Marianne Taylor
Publisher : The Experiment, LLC
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-28
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781615196487

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How Birds Work: An Illustrated Guide to the Wonders of Form and Function - from Bones to Beak (How Nature Works) by Marianne Taylor Pdf

Engineered by evolution to thrive in the wild A tiny textbook to learn on your own How Birds Work goes beyond the typical field guide to show us not only what birds look like but why. Why do many owls have asymmetrical ear openings? (Hint: It helps them pinpoint prey; see page 40.) And why does the Grey Heron rest on one leg at a time? (Hint: Not because it’s tired; see page 66!) Birds boast a spectacular array of adaptations suited to their incredibly diverse diets and habitats. In this in-depth handbook, discover the ways they’re even more astounding than you know—inside and out. Detailed analysis and illustrations illuminate: Skeleton Muscles Circulation Digestion Respiration Reproduction Feathers Colors and Patterns And much, much more!

Author : Gary W. Kaiser
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2010-10-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780774859813

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The Inner Bird by Gary W. Kaiser Pdf

Birds are among the most successful vertebrates on Earth. An important part of our natural environment and deeply embedded in our culture, birds are studied by more professional ornithologists and enjoyed by more amateur enthusiasts than ever before. However, both amateurs and professionals typically focus on birds' behaviour and appearance and only superficially understand the characteristics that make birds so unique. The Inner Bird introduces readers to the avian skeleton, then moves beyond anatomy to discuss the relationships between birds and dinosaurs and other early ancestors. Gary Kaiser examines the challenges scientists face in understanding avian evolution - even recent advances in biomolecular genetics have failed to provide a clear evolutionary story. Using examples from recently discovered fossils of birds and near-birds, Kaiser describes an avian history based on the gradual abandonment of dinosaur-like characteristics, and the related acquisition of avian characteristics such as sophisticated flight techniques and the production of large eggs. Such developments have enabled modern birds to invade the oceans and to exploit habitats that excluded dinosaurs for millions of years. While ornithology is a complex discipline that draws on many fields, it is nevertheless burdened with obsolete assumptions and archaic terminology. The Inner Bird offers modern interpretations for some of those ideas and links them to more current research. It should help anyone interested in birds to bridge the gap between long-dead fossils and the challenges faced by living species.

Author : Barry Kent MacKay
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0811727874

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Bird Sounds by Barry Kent MacKay Pdf

A complete exploration of bird vocalization. Striking full-color illustrations throughout.

Author : Sarah Tarlow,Liv Nilsson Stutz
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 872 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013-06-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780191650383

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The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Death and Burial by Sarah Tarlow,Liv Nilsson Stutz Pdf

The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Death and Burial reviews the current state of mortuary archaeology and its practice, highlighting its often contentious place in the modern socio-politics of archaeology. It contains forty-four chapters which focus on the history of the discipline and its current scientific techniques and methods. Written by leading, international scholars in the field, it derives its examples and case studies from a wide range of time periods, such as the middle palaeolithic to the twentieth century, and geographical areas which include Europe, North and South America, Africa, and Asia. Combining up-to-date knowledge of relevant archaeological research with critical assessments of the theme and an evaluation of future research trajectories, it draws attention to the social, symbolic, and theoretical aspects of interpreting mortuary archaeology. The volume is well-illustrated with maps, plans, photographs, and illustrations and is ideally suited for students and researchers.

Author : Juliette M. Pasveer
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2004-07-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789058096630

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The Djief Hunters, 26,000 Years of Rainforest Exploitation on the Bird's Head of Papua, Indonesia by Juliette M. Pasveer Pdf

Two prehistoric cave sites on the Bird's Head of western New Guinea provide a detailed narrative of 26,000 years of human occupation of this area. During Late Pleistocene times, lower temperatures allowed a suite of montane animal species to descend onto the lowland Ayamaru Plateau. When the montane fauna receded during the subsequent climatic amelioration, people switched their hunting focus to a forest wallaby, known locally as Djief. Detailed analysis of this species' remains, including the reconstruction of their age profile, provides insights into why prolonged hunting of this species did not lead to its extinction. The wallaby population evidently thrived at its demographic maximum throughout the early and mid-Holocene, suggesting that human population densities, and therefore hunting pressure, were low until c. 5000 BP. This volume of Modern Quaternary Research in Southeast Asia offers a unique perspective on sustainable hunting in prehistory and provides intriguing insights into hunter-gatherer subsistence, tool manufacturing and use, the changing intensity of occupation of the sites, and environmental exploitation from Late Pleistocene times onwards in a lowland tropical region. It forms an important contribution to the current debate on the possibilities of human occupation of tropical rainforest before the advent of agriculture.

Author : Linda Ayers
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781496635709

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Bird Band by Linda Ayers Pdf

Rock Pigeon struts down the street, bopping his head to the music's beat. He's looking for some feathered friends to join his musical band. Discover the characteristics of pigeons, eagles, and all types of birds in this fun song paired with beautiful illustrations. This hardcover book comes with CD and online music access.

Author : Katrina van Grouw
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780691151342

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The Unfeathered Bird by Katrina van Grouw Pdf

There is more to a bird than simply feathers. And just because birds evolved from a single flying ancestor doesn't mean they are structurally the same. With 385 stunning drawings depicting 200 species, The Unfeathered bird is a richly illustrated book on bird anatomy that offers refreshingly original insights into what goes on beneath the feathered surface.