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The Breeding Birds Of Nebraska, Paul A. Johnsgard

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This brief annotated list of Nebraska's breeding birds is the direct outgrowth of the work involved in the preparation of a forthcoming book titled "The Birds of the Great Plains," which will include range maps for all species except extinct or extirpated ones, and will also provide information on breeding habitat, nest location, clutch size, incubation period, and breeding biology. The purpose of the present compilation is to provide a convenient summary for Nebraska alone, amplifying some of the more general statements of that book, and pointing out uncertain or interesting situations needing further attention from field ornithologists. It includes …

Review Of Endangered Birds. Management Techniques For Preserving Threatened Species, Ed. Stanley A. Temple, Paul A. Johnsgard

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In 1977 an international symposium brought together scientists having expertise in the conservation and management of the world's endangered species of birds. The resulting publication includes 50 papers that were presented at the symposium, together with some concluding remarks. Although this is certainly an impressive assemblage of papers and topics, it should be noted that only about 40 species are mentioned in the proceedings, as compared with a total of 265 species and 140 subspecies worldwide that are currently believed to be threatened.

The American Wood Quails Odontophorus, Paul A. Johnsgard

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It is ironic that the genus of New World quails that not only has the greatest collective geographic range (from central Mexico to northeastern Argentina) but also the largest number of species (12 or more, varying with the authority), is one of the least known groups of American gallinaceous birds. This is in large measure the result of the fact that all of the species are forest-adapted, and generally are associated with tropical to sub-tropical communities, where opportunities for easy observation are virtually absent.

Not only is this the largest genus of the subfamily Odontophorinae, but also the species tend …

Order Anseriformes: From Check-List Of Birds Of The World, Paul A. Johnsgard

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SUBORDER ANSERES
FAMILY ANATIDAE

SUBFAMILY ANSERANATINAE
GENUS ANSERANAS LESSON

SUBFAMILY DENDROCYGNINAE
GENUS DENDROCYGNA SWAINSON

GENUS THALASSORNIS EYTON

SUBFAMILY ANSERINAE
GENUS CYGNUS BECHSTEIN

GENUS ANSER BRISSON

GENUS BRANTA SCOPOLI

GENUS CEREOPSIS LATHAM

GENUS STICTONETTA REICHENBACH

SUBFAMILY TADORNINAE
GENUS CYANOCHEN BONAPARTE

GENUS CHLOEPHAGA EYTON

GENUS ALOPOCHEN STEJNEGER

GENUS TADORNA FLEMING

GENUS TACHYERES OWEN

SUBFAMILY ANATINAE
GENUS PLECTROPTERUS STEPHENS

GENUS CAIRINA FLEMING

GENUS PTERONETTA SALVADORI

GENUS SARKIDIORNIS EYTON

GENUS NETTAPUS BRANDT

GENUS CALLONETTA DELACOUR

GENUS AIX BOlE

GENUS CHENONETTA BRANDT

GENUS AMAZONETTA BOETTICHER

GENUS MERGANETTA GOULD

GENUS HYMENOLAIMUS GRAY

GENUS ANAS LINNAEUS

GENUS MALACORHYNCHUS SWAINSON

GENUS MARMARONETTA REICHENBACH

GENUS RHODONESSA REICHENBACH

GENUS NETTA …