Wildfowl : An Identification Guide to the Ducks, Geese and Swans of the World.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword Roger Tory Peterson -- Introduction -- How to use this book -- Field observation -- Acknowledgements -- Systematic section -- 1 Magpie Goose Anseranas semipalmata -- 2 Spotted Whistling Duck Dendrocygna guttata -- 3 Plumed Whistling Duck Dendrocygna eytoni -- 4 Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor -- 5 Wandering Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arcuata -- 6 Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica -- 7 White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata -- 8 Black-billed Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arborea -- 9 Black-bellied Whistling Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis -- 10 White-backed Duck Thalassornis leuconotus -- 11 Cape Barren Goose Cereopsis novaehollandiae -- 12 Swan Goose Anser cygnoides -- 13 Bean Goose Anser fabalis -- 14 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus -- 15 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons -- 16 Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus -- 17 Greylag Goose Anser anser -- 18 Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus -- 19 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens -- 20 Ross's Goose Anser rossii -- 21 Emperor Goose Anser canagicus -- 22 Hawaiian Goose Branta sandvicensis -- 23 Canada Goose Branta canadensis -- 24 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis -- 25 Brent Goose Branta bernicla -- 26 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis -- 27 Coscoroba Swan Coscoroba coscoroba -- 28 Trumpeter Swan Olor buccinator -- 29 Whooper Swan Olor cygnus -- 30 Whistling Swan Olor columbianus -- 31 Bewick's Swan Olor columbianus bewickii -- 32 Mute Swan Cygnus olor -- 33 Black Swan Cygnus atratus -- 34 Black-necked Swan Cygnus melanocoryphus -- 35 Freckled Duck Stictonetta naevosa -- 36 Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis -- 37 Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos -- 38 Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea -- 39 Cape Shelduck Tadorna cana -- 40 Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides -- 41 Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata.

42 Crested Shelduck Tadorna cristata -- 43 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna -- 44 Radjah Shelduck Tadorna radjah -- 45 Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus -- 46 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiacus -- 47 Orinoco Goose Neochen jubata -- 48 Andean Goose Chloephaga melanoptera -- 49 Magellan Goose Chloephaga picta -- 50 Kelp Goose Chloephaga hybrida -- 51 Ashy-headed Goose Chloephaga poliocephala -- 52 Ruddy-headed Goose Chloephaga rubidiceps -- 53 Blue-winged Goose Cyanochen cyanopterus -- 54 Blue Duck Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos -- 55 Torrent Duck Merganetta armata -- 56 Flying Steamer Duck Tachyeres patachonicus -- 57 Magellanic Flightless Steamer Duck Tachyeres pteneres -- 58 White-headed Flightless Steamer Duck Tachyeres leucocephalus -- 59 Falkland Flightless Steamer Duck Tachyeres brachypterus -- 60 Hartlaub's Duck Pteronetta hartlaubi -- 61 Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata -- 62 White-winged Wood Duck Cairina scutulata -- 63 Wood Duck Aix sponsa -- 64 Mandarin Aix galericulata -- 65 Crested Duck Lophonetta specularioides -- 66 Green Pygmy Goose Nettapus pulchellus -- 67 Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus -- 68 African Pygmy Goose Nettapus auritus -- 69 Salvadori's Duck Salvadorina waigiuensis -- 70 African Black Duck Anas sparsa -- 71 Wigeon Anas penelope -- 72 American Wigeon Anas americana -- 73 Chiloe Wigeon Anas sibilatrix -- 74 Falcated Duck Anas falcata -- 75 Gadwall Anas strepera -- 76 Baikal Teal Anas formosa -- 77 Teal or Green-winged Teal Anas crecca -- 78 Speckled Teal Anas flavirostris -- 79 Cape Teal Anas capensis -- 80 Madagascar Teal Anas bernieri -- 81 Grey Teal Anas gibberifrons -- 82 Chestnut Teal Anas castanea -- 83 Brown Teal Anas aucklandica -- 84 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos -- 85 Hawaiian Duck Anas wyvilliana -- 86 Laysan Duck Anas laysanensis -- 87 Mottled Duck Anas fulvigula -- 88 American Black Duck Anas rubripes.

89 Meller's Duck Anas melleri -- 90 Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata -- 91 Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa -- 92 Spotbill Anas poecilorhyncha -- 93 Philippine Duck Anas luzonica -- 94 Bronze-winged Duck Anas specularis -- 95 Northern Pintail Anas acuta -- 96 Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica -- 97 White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis -- 98 Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha -- 99 Silver Teal Anas versicolor -- 100 Hottentot Teal Anas hottentota -- 101 Garganey Anas querquedula -- 102 Blue-winged Teal Anas discors -- 103 Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera -- 104 Red Shoveler Anas platalea -- 105 Cape Shoveler Anas smithii -- 106 Australasian Shoveler Anas rhynchotis -- 107 Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata -- 108 Ringed Teal Callonetta leucophrys -- 109 Maned Duck Chenonetta jubata -- 110 Brazilian Duck Amazonetta brasiliensis -- 111 Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris -- 112 Pink-headed Duck Rhodonessa caryophyllacea -- 113 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina -- 114 Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma -- 115 Rosybill Netta peposaca -- 116 Canvasback Aythya valisineria -- 117 Pochard Aythya ferina -- 118 Redhead Aythya americana -- 119 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris -- 120 Hardhead Aythya australis -- 121 Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri -- 122 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca -- 123 Madagascar Pochard Aythya innotata -- 124 New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae -- 125 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula -- 126 Greater Scaup Aythya marila -- 127 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis -- 128 Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri -- 129 Common Eider Somateria mollissima -- 130 King Eider Somateria spectabilis -- 131 Spectacled Eider Somateria fischeri -- 132 Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus -- 133 Labrador Duck Camptorhynchus labradorius -- 134 Common or Black Scoter Melanitta nigra -- 135 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata.

136 Velvet or White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca -- 137 Long-tailed Duck or Oldsquaw Clangula hyemalis -- 138 Bufflehead Bucephala albeola -- 139 Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica -- 140 Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula -- 141 Smew Mergellus albellus -- 142 Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus -- 143 Brazilian Merganser Mergus octosetaceus -- 144 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator -- 145 Chinese Merganser Mergus squamatus -- 146 Goosander or Common Merganser Mergus merganser -- 147 Auckland Islands Merganser Mergus australis -- 148 Black-headed Duck Heteronetta atricapilla -- 149 Masked Duck Nomonyx dominica -- 150 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis -- 151 White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala -- 152 Maccoa Duck Oxyura maccoa -- 153 Argentine Blue-bill Oxyura vittata -- 154 Blue-billed Duck Oxyura australis -- 155 Musk Duck Biziura lobata -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Colour plates, facing captions and distribution maps.

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