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Contents

Introduction
How to Use this Book
Right-hand Pages -- Essays
Left-hand Pages -- Species Treatments
Treatment Heading
Summary Line
Treatment Paragraph
Dealing with Uncertainty
Key to Summary Lines
Nest Location
Nest Type
Who Builds the Nest
Eggs
Mating system
Incubating Sex
Length of Incubation
Development at Hatching
Time from Hatching to Fledging
Who Tends the Young
Diet During Breeding
Foraging Techniques
Interpreting the Treatment Paragraphs
Breeding
Displays
Nest
Eggs
Diet
Conservation
Notes
Essays
References
Observing and Recording Bird Biology
Species Treatments (Even-numbered Pages)
Essays (Odd-numbered Pages)
Appendices
Hawaiian Bird Biology
Feral Birds
Pelagic Birds
DNA and Passerine Classification
North American Birds Omitted from the Species Treatments
Acknowledgments
Sources of Information Used in this Guide
Bibliography
Supplemental Bibliography
Guide to Essay Topics
Subject Index
Index to North American Birds

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