Readership: Students and scholars of ornithology, general readers interested in Brazilian nature studies
Lists of Plates Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1: Brazil: The Area Covered 1.1: Country Profile 1.2: Biogeography 1.2.1: Climate 1.2.2: Geomorphology 1.2.3: Natural Vegetation 2.: Brazil: The Birds 2.1: Classification and Names 2.2: Field Identification 2.2.1: Plates 2.2.2: Captions 2.2.3: Distribution Maps 2.3: Short Introduction to Selected Bird Groups and Families of the Neotropics 2.3.1: Worldwide Families and Groups 2.3.2: Typical American Families and Groups Symbols, Abbreviations, and Glossary Parts of a Bird SPECIES ACCOUNTS, PLATES, AND DISTRIBUTION MAPS PROTECTED AREAS OF BRAZIL NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS BIBLIOGRAPHY AND FURTHER REFERENCES Appendix 1: The Endemics of Brazil Appendix 2: English-Portuguese Dictionary Index
