Bird feathers a guide to North American species - Scott, S. David, (Shannon David) (Stackpole Books, 2010)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-349) and index
"The introductory chapters give a detailed overview of the feather - how feathers developed, the parts of a single feather, and the variety of types of feathers on a bird. In the feather identification section, more than 400 color photographs show feather samples from 379 bird species from all over North America. Along with the wing type of the species and a map showing its range, several types of feathers are included for each bird; each feather is labeled with its type and its size."--pub. desc
Introduction -- Part I: Feather origins and morphology -- Origins -- Avian physiology: built for flight -- Feathers and flight -- Flight feather identification -- Part II: Feathers