The Story of BirdsNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the renowned paleontologist and bestselling author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, a sweeping evolutionary history of birds, from their dinosaur origins to the 10,000+ extraordinary species alive today. Tens of billions of birds share the planet with us, an astonishingly diverse array of species that are present nearly everywhere humans call homeand many places we do not. With their flamboyant plumage, joyous dawn

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