400 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 21 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 390-391) and indexes.
Contents
Foreword / by Pete Dunne -- Introduction. Evolution, systematics & taxonomy ; Color & iridescence ; Flight ; Feeding ; Courtship, seasonality & nesting ; Molt and feather care ; Migration ; How to use this book -- Hummingbird directory -- Further reading -- Index of common names -- Index of scientific names -- Author biographies & acknowledgments.