Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 5
3. Preface 6
4. How to Use This Book
5. Format of the Species Accounts 8
6. Abbreviations and Some Terms Explained 11
7. Introduction
8. Taxonomy and Types of Oceanic Birds 14
9. Identifying Seabirds at Sea 20
10. Molt–Yes, It Can Be Useful 24
11. Where and How to See Oceanic Birds 26
12. Conservation 29
13. Species Accounts and Plates
14. Penguins 32
15. Alcids 48
16. Diving-Petrels 66
17. Petrels 70
18. Albatrosses 194
19. Storm-Petrels 232
20. Tropicbirds 280
21. Frigatebirds 286
22. Gannets and Boobies 294
23. Skuas and Jaegers 308
24. Gulls and Terns 322
25. Phalaropes 338
26. Appendices 340
27. Acknowledgments 351
28. References 353
29. Index 357