USFWS Circular 16--Migration of Birds
by Frederick Charles Lincoln
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About this eBook
- Author
- Lincoln, Frederick Charles, 1892-1960
- Title
- Migration of Birds (1950)
- Credits
- Tom Cosmas from materials made available on The Internet Archive.
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- SK: Agriculture: Hunting sports
- Subject
- Birds -- Migration
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 65173
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65173
- Release Date
- April 26, 2021
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.Untitled
- 2.MIGRATION of BIRDS — By FREDERICK C. LINCOLN
- 3.Contents
- 4.MIGRATION of BIRDS
- 5.The Mystery of Migration
- 6.Advantages of Migration
- 7.The Origin of Migration — Northern ancestral home theory — Southern ancestral home theory — Theory of photoperiodism — Theory of continental drift
- 8.When Birds Migrate — Movements of species and groups — Nocturnal and diurnal migration
- 9.How Birds Migrate — Speed of flight and speed of migration — Altitude at which birds travel — Orientation — Segregation during migration
- 10.Where Birds Migrate — Short and undetermined migrations — Variable migrations within species — Fall flights not far south of breeding ranges — Long-distance migrations
- 11.Routes of Migration — Wide and narrow migration lanes — The flyways — Atlantic oceanic route — Atlantic coast route and tributaries — Mackenzie Valley—Great Lakes—Mississippi Valley route and tributaries — Great Plains—Rocky Mountain routes — Pacific coast route — Pacific oceanic route — Arctic routes
- 12.Evolution of Migration Routes
- 13.Vertical Migration
- 14.Vagrant Migration
- 15.Perils of Migration — Storms — Aerial obstructions — Exhaustion
- 16.Influence of the Weather on Migration
- 17.Problems of Migration — Banding studies — Movements of residents — Migration of the white-throated sparrow — Migration of the yellow-billed loon
- 18.Conclusions
- 19.Appendix I— List of Birds Mentioned in the Text
- 20.Appendix II— Bird Banding
- 21.Bibliography
- 22.Index
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