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Olor cygnus, Sitta carolinensis, and Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha (AKA whooper swans, white-breasted nuthatches, and thick-billed parrots) . . . the names roll off the tongue of a birder like the song of a lark. With over 75 million bird watchers in this country alone, that's a lot of singing. The next time you need a gift for a watcher of warmblooded, egg-laying, two-legged, feather-covered vertebrates, consider the following.

To attract birds to the yard of the bird watcher, give a winter roosting box, birdbath, birdhouse, or bird feeder.

For ornithological excursions, give such equipment as binoculars, cameras, tripods, field scopes, bird callers, and field bags.

The SuperEar Sound Enhancer allows birders to pick up birdcalls from 100 yards away, and it attaches to binoculars, pockets, belts, or other gear. From Sonic Technology Products, Inc. Phone: 800/247-5548. Internet: www.sonictechnology.com.

To the bird watcher with a personal computer, give computer software for maintaining checklists, notes, records of sightings, and other observations.

CD-ROM programs for computers include such features as field guides to birds, quizzes on bird identification by sight and sound, and action of birds in flight. Available through Thayer Birding Software (800/865-2473. Internet: www.birding.com) or Axia International (800/969-2942. Internet: www.axia.com).

Give a subscription to Bird Watcher's Digest, which features primers on bird photography, how-to articles on identifying and attracting birds, thought-provoking studies, gorgeous photographs, and beautiful color illustrations. Phone: 800/879-2473. Internet: www.petersononline.com.

Arrange a nature tour for the adventurous birder. Many domestic and international tours are offered through bird clubs and travel agencies. Victor Emanuel Nature Tours offers over 100 tours from Antarctica to Zimbabwe. Phone: 800/328-8368. Internet: www.ventbird.com.

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