xii, 655 pp. Map of New York on front endpapers. A survey of birds found in New York, by the head of the Department of Ornithology at the American Museum of Natural History, with illustrations reproduced from paintings by Roger Tory Peterson and others. Includes: Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION: Ornithological History; The Environment; Outstanding Birding Areas; Conservation; Escapes; Analysis of the Avifauna: Breeders, Nonbreeders; Analysis of Breeding Limits; Species of Restricted Breeding Range; Taxonomic Treatment; Terms and Abbreviations; FAMILY AND SPECIES ACCOUNTS; APPENDICES: Gazetteer; Bibliography; Index.
