
MIGRATION OF BIRDS
Circular 16.Revised Edition - 1979FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE / UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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By Frederick C. Lincoln
Revised By Steven R. Peterson
Associate Editor Peter A. Anastasi
Illustrated By Bob Hines
Circular 16.Revised Edition - 1979FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE / UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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| Page | |
| PREFACE | 1 |
| INTRODUCTION | 2 |
| THE HISTORY AND SCOPE OF MIGRATION | 4 |
| TECHNIQUES FOR STUDYING MIGRATION | 7 |
| Direct Observation | 7 |
| Aural | 8 |
| Preserved Specimens | 8 |
| Marking | 8 |
| Bands, Collars, Streamers | 8 |
| Radio Tracking | 10 |
| Radar Observation | 10 |
| Laboratory | 11 |
| Orientation and Navigation | 11 |
| Physiology of Migration | 11 |
| ADVANTAGES OF MIGRATION | 13 |