The Birds of the Republic of Panama. Part 4: Passeriformes: Hirundinidae to Fringillidae
by Wetmore, Alexander, Roger F. Pasquier, and Storrs L. Olson

Format: Hardcover
Status: Out of print
Code: 14091
Condition: Used, Fine
Dust Jacket: Fine

Product Details
1984. 670 pp. NOTE: Part 4 (Swallows to Finches) only. Fine hardcover in dust jacket. Color frontispiece of Viridian Dacnis, Mielero Esmeraldino, Dacnis viguieri by Guy Tudor.The definitive study of the avifauna of Panama: this volume covers the oscines, or songbirds - among them many migrants from North America. Species accounts are included for blackbirds, finches, jays, orioles, swallows, tanagers, thrushes, vireos, and wrens. Text includes distribution, ecology, behavior, and critical measurements from each species and race known to occur in Panama. Ornithologists and well-traveled birdwatchers will find this book to be invaluable, as will students of tropical birds native to other areas because it provides useful data for comparisons of diet, nesting behavior, and other aspects of life history.
ISBN: 0874749565
Publisher: Smithsonian
Year of Publication: 1984
Page Count: 670
Weight: 2.69 lb