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First published and copyright © 1975 by Indiana University Press
Revised electronic edition published 2010 by University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries and copyright © 2010 by Paul A. Johnsgard. All rights reserved.

The complete work (676 pages) is available as a single PDF file (65 megabytes). Sections or chapters (smaller files) are also available separately.

Written especially for this revised edition is an extensive essay "North America’s Ducks, Geese and Swans in the 21st Century: A 2010 Supplement to Waterfowl of North America," which discusses the changes in distribution, species status, and taxonomy and reviews the extensive literature in the field over the intervening 35 years.