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Bald Coot and Screaming Loon: Adventures in the Curious, Mysterious and Remarkable World of Birds
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Author
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Niall Edworthy.
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Publisher
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Perigee
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hardcover
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8.3
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5.4
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0.75
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ISBN
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9780399535680
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Pages/Publication Date
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196/2010
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Daedalus Item Code
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03849
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"After an abortive encounter with birds during spring break, a teenaged [Niall] Edworthy gave up his dream of nature photography for writing; with a number of books under his belt (The Curious Gardener's Almanac, The Optimist's/Pessimist's Handbook), he returns to his early passion for 'the magical enigma' of birds with a guidebook aimed at general readers, rather than committed bird-watchers. Full of fascinating information and trivia presented in a well-illustrated, magazine-like layout [in blue ink], Edworthy's volume discusses topics like the probability that birds and reptiles share a common, 145-million-year-old ancestor, the crow-sized Archaeopterix, and the myth that birds are largely monogamous (although swans, albatrosses and most birds of prey 'do settle down for life')."—Publishers Weekly
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