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| Record 251 of 1322 |
| | Author | | Austin, Oliver L.
| | | Title | | Families of Birds
| | | Publication | | New, rev. ed. New York: Golden, 1985. 200p. (Golden Field Guide Series). ISBN 0307136698 pa. | | | Description | | Covers all 208 families of birds worldwide (including 36 fossil families); color illustrations. Includes number of species, size of range, world distribution, sexual differences, and nesting habits for each family. Also published in Spanish by Editorial Trillas, 1994. Illustrated by Arthur B. Singer. | | | Region | | NORTH AMERICA | | | Classification | | Birds | |
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| Record 252 of 1322 |
| | Author | | Baicich, Paul J. and Colin J. O. Harrison.
| | | Title | | A Field Guide to the Nests, Eggs, and Nestlings of North American Birds
| | | Publication | | 2nd ed. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2005. 347p. $29.95pa. ISBN 0691122954 pa. | | | Description | | 597 species; keys; black and white and color illustrations; natural history. First edition by Harrison. This edition originally published in 1997 by Academic Press. | | | Region | | NORTH AMERICA | | | Classification | | Birds | |
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| Record 253 of 1322 |
| | Author | | Bologna, Gianfranco.
| | | Title | | Simon and Schuster's Guide to Birds of the World
| | | Publication | | New York: Simon and Schuster, 1981. 511p. (A Fireside Book). ISBN 0671422340; 0671422359 pa. | | | Description | | 424 species; color photos; arranged alphabetically by species; extensive introductory material. Translation of Uccelli. | | | Region | | WORLDWIDE | | | Classification | | Birds | |
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| Record 254 of 1322 |
| | Author | | Boyer, Trevor and John Gooders.
| | | Title | | Ducks
| | | Publication | | New York: Gallery, 1990. 144p. (American Nature Guides). ISBN 0831769599. | | | Description | | Not seen; see series description. | | | Region | | NORTH AMERICA | | | Classification | | Birds | |
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| Record 255 of 1322 |
| | Author | | Burton, Philip John Kennedy.
| | | Title | | Spotter's Guide to Birds of North America
| | | Publication | | Usborne, 1991. 64p. (Usborne Spotter's Guides). $5.95pa. ISBN 0746011458 pa. | | | Description | | 170 species; color illustrations; checklist. Also published in the US by Mayflower, 1979. Illustrated by Trevor Boyer and Tim Hayward. | | | Region | | NORTH AMERICA | | | Classification | | Birds | |
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| Record 256 of 1322 |
| | Author | | Burton, Robert.
| | | Title | | Concise Birdfeeder Handbook
| | | Publication | | 1st American ed. New York: DK, 1997. 128 p. ISBN 0789414651 pa. | | | Description | | 80 species; color photos; maps; information on attracting and feeding birds; the "field" for this handbook is the kitchen window. An abridged, pocket-sized version of the author's National Audubon Society North American Birdfeeder Handbook. Cover title: National Audubon Society Concise Birdfeeder Handbook. | | | Region | | NORTH AMERICA | | | Classification | | Birds | |
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| Record 257 of 1322 |
| | Author | | Byers, Clive, Jon Curson, and Urban Olsson.
| | | Title | | Sparrows and Buntings: A Guide to the Sparrows and Buntings of North America and the World
| | | Publication | | Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 334p. ISBN 0395738733. | | | Description | | 86 species; color and black and white illustrations; maps. Extensive descriptions of males, females, and juveniles; an advanced guide. Illustrated by Clive Byers. | | | Region | | NORTH AMERICA | | | Classification | | Birds | |
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| Record 258 of 1322 |
| | Author | | Chapman, Frank Michler.
| | | Title | | Color Key to North American Birds
| | | Publication | | Rev. ed. New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1912. 356p. | | | Description | | 800 species; black and white illustrations; arranged chiefly by family but also by color (ie, perching birds marked with red or chiefly dull colored). One of the earliest identification guides not intended for use with a bird in the hand (i.e., dead). Illustrated by Chester A. Reed, who also created his own field guides. | | | Region | | NORTH AMERICA | | | Classification | | Birds | |
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| Record 259 of 1322 |
| | Author | | Curson, Jon, David Quinn, and David Beadle.
| | | Title | | Warblers of the Americas: An Identification Guide
| | | Publication | | Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1994. 252p. $42.00. ISBN 0395709989. | | | Description | | All 116 species of North, Central, and South America; color illustrations, maps, and brief identification information separate from main species account text. Originally published in the UK as part of the Christopher Helm Identification Guide series with the title New World Warblers. | | | Region | | NORTH AMERICA | | | Classification | | Birds | |
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| Record 260 of 1322 |
| | Author | | Davis, L. Irby.
| | | Title | | A Field Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Central America
| | | Publication | | Austin: University of Texas Press, 1972. 282p. (John Fielding and Lois Lasater Maher Series, No. 1). ISBN 0292707002; 0292707029 pa. | | | Description | | Comprehensive listing, though only species not found in North American field guides are illustrated and described. Illustrated by I. F. Bennett. | | | Region | | CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA | | | Classification | | Birds | |
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