The Mississippi Kite : : Portrait of a Southern Hawk / / Dan Flores, Eric G. Bolen.

Floating on air currents over rural countryside and open city spaces, the Mississippi Kite presents a familiar sight to many people across the southern United States, although this graceful hawk is not well known by name. This engaging natural history, illustrated with superb color photographs, prov...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2000
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Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]
©1993
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:Corrie Herring Hooks Series
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Physical Description:1 online resource (128 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
Preface --
Acknowledgments --
The Mississippi Kite --
Mississippi Kites in History --
Breeding and Nesting --
Raising Young --
Food and Feeding --
Conservation and Management --
APPENDIX A Common and Scientific Names of Plants and Animals Mentioned in the Text --
APPENDIX B The Dimorphism Index --
APPENDIX C A Decade of Sightings by State --
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Summary:Floating on air currents over rural countryside and open city spaces, the Mississippi Kite presents a familiar sight to many people across the southern United States, although this graceful hawk is not well known by name. This engaging natural history, illustrated with superb color photographs, provides all a bird watcher needs to become acquainted with the kite, its life cycle, and its fascinating history with humans. Under various folk names, including Blue Darter, Grasshopper Hawk, and Mosquito Hawk, the Mississippi Kite ranges throughout the southern United States from the coasts of the Carolinas to the plains of the Southwest. The authors describe all aspects of the kite's life cycle, from breeding and nesting, raising young, and hunting and feeding to the kite's annual winter migration to South America. They also trace its intriguing relationship with humans, from its discovery by Europeans in the nineteenth century to the present day. For bird lovers and ornithologists alike, The Mississippi Kite will be an essential introduction to a bird well worth knowing. A special section on conservation and a selection of references for further reading complement the text.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9780292769892
9783110745351
DOI:10.7560/751484
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Dan Flores, Eric G. Bolen.