From the Birds of the World Series.

Rod and Staff Nature Library

Firmly based on the creation account in the Bible and God's maintenance of all things by the word of His power, this new reference will inspire your faith with the marvels of the feathered creatures. Here you will learn things you never knew about familiar North American species, and you will also explore the wonders of many other fascinating birds around the globe.

• Easy-to-read, informative text that appeals to children and adults.
• Abundance of colorful photographs and artwork.
• Colored range maps for many species
• Fact files in each entry to provide information at a glance.
• Diagrams and special features on supplementary topics such as bird flight, falconry, and whooping crane recovery efforts.

Contents

Volume 1 • A-F

• Reader's Guide
• Bird Anatomy and Function
• Albatrosses
• Anhinga
• Auks
• Avocets
• Bee-eaters
• Bellbirds
• Bills, Bird
• Birds of Paradise
• Bitterns
• Blackbirds
• Bluebirds
• Boblink
• Bobwhite, Northern
• Bowerbirds
• Bulbuls
• Buntings
• Bushtit, Common
• Bustards
• Butcherbirds
• Canary
• Caracara, Crested
• Cardinal, Northern
• Cassowary, Southern
• Catbird, Gray
• Chachalaca, Plain
• Chat, Yellow-breasted
• Chickadees
• Cockatoos
• Cocks-of-the-Rock
• Condors
• Coots
• Cormorants
• Cowbird, Brown-headed
• Cranes
• Creeper, Brown
• Crossbill, Red
• Crows
• Cuckoos
• Curassows
• Curlews
• Dipper, American
• Dodo
• Doves
• Drongos
• Ducks
• Eagles
• Eggs, Bird
• Egrets
• Emu
• Falcons
• Feathers
• Finches
• Flamingos
• Flickers
• Flight, Bird
• Flower-peckers
• Flycatchers
• Frigatebirds
• Frogmouths

• Index
• Illustration Credits