04177nam 2200661Ia 450 991045826800332120200520144314.01-282-56246-097866125624640-8135-4928-010.36019/9780813549286(CKB)2560000000014678(EBL)867802(OCoLC)642204458(SSID)ssj0000416074(PQKBManifestationID)11282722(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000416074(PQKBWorkID)10418815(PQKB)10183856(MiAaPQ)EBC867802(MdBmJHUP)muse18516(DE-B1597)530341(DE-B1597)9780813549286(Au-PeEL)EBL867802(CaPaEBR)ebr10386171(CaONFJC)MIL256246(EXLCZ)99256000000001467820091120d2010 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDo hummingbirds hum?[electronic resource] fascinating answers to questions about hummingbirds /George C. West and Carol A. ButlerNew Brunswick, NJ Rutgers University Pressc20101 online resource (215 p.)Animal Q & ADescription based upon print version of record.0-8135-4738-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- One. Hummingbird Basics -- Two. Systems and Senses -- Three. Feathers and Bones -- Four. Reproduction -- Five. Flight and Migration -- Six. Dangers and Defenses -- Seven. Attracting and Feeding -- Eight. Identifying and Photographing -- Nine. Research and Conservation -- Appendix A. Garden Plants That Attract Hummingbirds -- Appendix B. Some Places to See Live Hummingbirds in Exhibits or Gardens -- Appendix C. Some Places to See Live Hummingbirds in Exhibits or Gardens -- Appendix D. Recommended Reading and Web Sites -- References -- IndexHummingbirds may be the smallest birds in the world, but they have the biggest appetites. Their wings flutter on average fifty to eighty times each second as they visit hundreds of flowers over the course of a day to sip the sweet nectar that sustains them. Their hearts beat nearly twelve hundred times a minute and their rapid breathing allows these amazing birds to sustain their unique manner of flight. They can hover in the air for prolonged periods, fly backwards using forceful wings that swivel at the shoulder, and dive at nearly two hundred miles per hour. Native only to the Americas, some hummingbirds have been known to migrate from Mexico to Alaska in the course of a season. Watching a hummingbird at a backyard feeder, we only see its glittering iridescent plumage and its long, narrow beak; its rapidly moving wings are a blur to our eyes. These tiny, colorful birds have long fascinated birders, amateur naturalists, and gardeners. But, do they really hum? In Do Hummingbirds Hum? George C. West, who has studied and banded over 13,500 hummingbirds in Arizona, and Carol A. Butler provide an overview of hummingbird biology for the general reader, and more detailed discussions of their morphology and behavior for those who want to fly beyond the basics. Enriched with beautiful and rare photography, including a section in vivid color, this engaging question and answer guide offers readers a wide range of information about these glorious pollinators as well as tips for attracting, photographing, and observing hummingbirds in the wild or in captivity.Animal Q & A.HummingbirdsMiscellaneaHummingbirdsPhysiologyElectronic books.HummingbirdsHummingbirdsPhysiology.598.7/64West George C1031381Butler Carol A.1943-857011MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458268003321Do hummingbirds hum2448734UNINA04642nam 2200937 a 450 991045018630332120200520144314.01-282-74083-097866127408310-7748-5174-09780774811972(CKB)1000000000246760(EBL)3244088(SSID)ssj0000282250(PQKBManifestationID)11228197(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000282250(PQKBWorkID)10317058(PQKB)11444206(SSID)ssj0000644164(PQKBManifestationID)12226576(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000644164(PQKBWorkID)10675643(PQKB)11684373(MiAaPQ)EBC3412088(CaPaEBR)404305(CaBNvSL)gtp00521817 (MiAaPQ)EBC3244088(Au-PeEL)EBL3412088(CaPaEBR)ebr10130593(CaONFJC)MIL274083(OCoLC)923441636(EXLCZ)99100000000024676020060113d2005 uy eengur|n|---|||||txtccrNegotiating identities in 19th and 20th century Montreal[electronic resource] /by the Montreal History Group ; edited by Bettina Bradbury and Tamara MyersVancouver UBC Pressc20051 online resource (326 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7748-1198-6 0-7748-1197-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Intro; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: Negotiating Identities in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Montreal; Part 1: Homes and Homelessness; Part 2: Death, Burial, and Widowhood; Part 3: Youth, Institutions, and Identities; Part 4: Selling and Consumption; Contributors; Index; 2 Bonds of Friendship, Kinship, and Community: Gender, Homelessness, and Mutual Aid in Early-Nineteenth-Century Montreal; 3 Saving the Union's Jack: The Montreal Sailors' Institute and the Homeless Sailor, 1862-984 Keeping Men Out of "Public or Semi-Public" Places: The Montreal Day Shelter for Unemployed Men, 1931-345 Death, Burial, and Protestant Identity in an Elite Family: The Montreal McCords; 6 Widows Negotiate the Law: The First Year of Widowhood in Early-Nineteenth-Century Montreal; 7 The Ideal Education to Construct an Ideal World: The Dunham Ladies' College and the Anglican Elite of the Montreal Diocese, 1860-1913; 8 On Probation: The Rise and Fall of Jewish Women's Antidelinquency Work in Interwar Montreal9 From Tomorrow's Elite to Young Intellectual Workers: The Search for Identity among Montreal University Students, 1900-5810 "Behind the Store": Montreal Shopkeeping Families between the Wars; 11 A Ritual Transformed: Women Smokers in Montreal, 1888-1950; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; ZNegotiating identities in nineteenth and twentieth century MontrealSocial changeQuébec (Province)MontréalHistoryIdentity (Psychology)Québec (Province)MontréalSocial classesQuébec (Province)MontréalSocial roleQuébec (Province)MontréalDéveloppement socialQuébec (Province)MontréalHistoireIdentité (Psychologie)Québec (Province)MontréalClasses socialesQuébec (Province)MontréalRôle socialQuébec (Province)MontréalMontréal (Québec)Social conditions19th centuryMontréal (Québec)Social conditions20th centuryMontréal (Québec)Conditions sociales19e siècleMontréal (Québec)Conditions sociales20e siècleElectronic books.Social changeHistory.Identity (Psychology)Social classesSocial roleDéveloppement socialHistoire.Identité (Psychologie)Classes socialesRôle social303.409714Bradbury Bettina1949-860118Myers Tamara1964-875319Montreal History Group.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450186303321Negotiating identities in 19th and 20th century Montreal1954269UNINA