MARC Record from Library of Congress

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050 10 $aQL697.4$b.H36 2011
082 00 $a598.147$222
100 1 $aHanson, Thor.
245 10 $aFeathers :$bthe evolution of a natural miracle /$cThor Hanson.
260 $aNew York :$bBasic Books,$cc2011.
300 $axvi, 336 p. :$bill., map ;$c22 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 301-317) and index.
505 0 $aA natural miracle -- Evolution. The Rosetta Stone ; Heat shields, gliders, and insect scoops ; The Yixian Formation ; How to catch a muttonbird -- Fluff. Keeping warm ; Staying cool -- Flight. Ground-up or tree-down? ; A feathered hammer ; The perfect airfoil -- Fancy. The birds of paradise ; A feather in her cap ; Give us those nice bright colors -- Function. Of murres and muddlers; The mighty Penna ; The featherless head -- A debt of wonder -- Appendix A. An illustrated guide to feathers -- Appendix B. Feathers and conservation.
650 0 $aFeathers.
650 0 $aBirds.