An Asylum of Loons: Charming Names from the Bird World Spine and covers are chipped

Spine and covers are chipped and torn

to traveling birders

Land Utilization and Conservation and Supplement One: Flowering Plants Arranged by Habitat

Illustrated with classic images from John James Audubon's The Birds of America

or the autumn crane migration

An Asylum of Loons: Charming Names from the Bird World Spine and covers are chippedA murder of crows, a charm of goldfinch, a huddle of penguins groupings of birds are more than just a 'flock.' Collective nouns for specific types of birds range from fascinating to funny, and this adorable book is your guide to the best of them. Discover the surprising number of different terms, and learn their true meanings as well as the history behind them. Did C. S. Lewis really coin the phrase, 'a parliament of owls'? Find out in this colorfully