The Ducks, Geese and Swans of North America: A Vade Mecum For the Naturalist and the Sportsman

vii, 476 pp. 36 color plates, illustrations in text, fold-out chart. Includes: Introduction; Foreword; Family Tree of the Ducks, Geese and Swans; The Family, Anatidae; Duck Topography; Glossary; Scientific Nomenclature; Moults and Plumages; Identification of a Specimen in Hand; Sex and Age Determination; Mating and Nesting Habits; Feeding Habits; Longevity Records; Speed of Flight; Hybridism; Botulism; Lead Poisoning; Migration Routes and Flyways; Banding Waterfowl; Conservation; Loons, Grebes, Gallinules and Coots; Map of North America; Descriptions, Identifications and Life Stories of the Ducks, Geese and Swans; Weights and Measurements of Waterfowl; Colour Plates; Acknowledgments; Bibliography; Index.