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Bird Feathers: A Guide to North American Species mojave desert wildflowers and birding hot spots inThis guide teaches birders to use the characteristics of wing types and feather morphology to identify feathers not only by species but also by their place on the bird's body. The introductory chapters give a detailed overview of the feather how feathers developed, the parts of a single feather, and the variety of types of feathers on a bird. In the feather identification section, over 400 colour photographs show feather samples from 379 bird species