Author: Dominic Louis Serventy
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 412
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A Handbook of the Birds of Western Australia
Author: Dominic Louis Serventy
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 412
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 412
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The Literature of Australian Birds
Author: Hubert Massey Whittell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 952
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 952
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Pigeons and Doves in Australia
Author: Joseph Forshaw
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN: 1486304044
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
Possibly the most successful urban birds, pigeons and doves in the Order Columbiformes are one of the most easily recognised groups. They are an ancient and very successful group with an almost worldwide distribution and are most strongly represented in tropical and subtropical regions, including Australia. In most species simple plumage patterns feature mainly grey and brown with black, white or dull reddish markings, but the highly colourful fruit-doves include some of the most beautiful of all birds. From dense rainforests of north Queensland, where brilliantly plumaged Superb Fruit-Doves Ptilinopus superbus are heard more easily than seen, to cold, windswept heathlands of Tasmania, where Brush Bronzewings Phaps elegans are locally common, most regions of Australia are frequented by one or more species. For more than a century after arrival of the First Fleet, interest in these birds focused on the eating qualities of larger species. In addition to contributing to declines of local populations in some parts of Australia, excessive hunting brought about the extinction of two species on Lord Howe Island and another species on Norfolk Island. In Pigeons and Doves in Australia, Joseph Forshaw and William Cooper have summarised our current knowledge of all species, including those occurring on Christmas, Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands, and with superb artwork have given readers a visual appreciation of the birds in their natural habitats. Historical accounts of extinct species are also included. Detailed information on management practices for all species is presented, ensuring that Pigeons and Doves in Australia will become the standard reference work on these birds for ornithologists and aviculturists.
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN: 1486304044
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
Possibly the most successful urban birds, pigeons and doves in the Order Columbiformes are one of the most easily recognised groups. They are an ancient and very successful group with an almost worldwide distribution and are most strongly represented in tropical and subtropical regions, including Australia. In most species simple plumage patterns feature mainly grey and brown with black, white or dull reddish markings, but the highly colourful fruit-doves include some of the most beautiful of all birds. From dense rainforests of north Queensland, where brilliantly plumaged Superb Fruit-Doves Ptilinopus superbus are heard more easily than seen, to cold, windswept heathlands of Tasmania, where Brush Bronzewings Phaps elegans are locally common, most regions of Australia are frequented by one or more species. For more than a century after arrival of the First Fleet, interest in these birds focused on the eating qualities of larger species. In addition to contributing to declines of local populations in some parts of Australia, excessive hunting brought about the extinction of two species on Lord Howe Island and another species on Norfolk Island. In Pigeons and Doves in Australia, Joseph Forshaw and William Cooper have summarised our current knowledge of all species, including those occurring on Christmas, Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands, and with superb artwork have given readers a visual appreciation of the birds in their natural habitats. Historical accounts of extinct species are also included. Detailed information on management practices for all species is presented, ensuring that Pigeons and Doves in Australia will become the standard reference work on these birds for ornithologists and aviculturists.
The literature of Australian birds: a history and a bibliography of
Author: Herbert Massey Whittell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 952
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 952
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Birds of Western Australia
Author: Dominic Louis Serventy
Publisher: Perth : University of Western Australia Press
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 516
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Publisher: Perth : University of Western Australia Press
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 516
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The Birds of the Swan River District, Western Australia
Author: Dominic Louis Serventy
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 110
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 110
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Pigeons and Doves of Australia
Author: Harold James Frith
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 314
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 314
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A Systematic List of the Birds of Western Australia
Author: Hubert Massey Whittell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 144
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 144
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Quail, Buttonquail and Plains-wanderer in Australia and New Zealand
Author: Joseph M. Forshaw
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN: 1486312608
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Although not closely related, quail, buttonquail and the Plains-wanderer have much in common. Quail, Buttonquail and Plains-wanderer in Australia and New Zealand examines 14 species of these small, secretive ground-dwelling birds, including Old World and New World quail, the endangered Buff-breasted Buttonquail, the elusive Plains-wanderer and the extinct New Zealand Quail. Joseph Forshaw presents a comprehensive review of recent studies for these often hard to observe birds. Detailed species descriptions include key features, habitat, status, diet and breeding, along with information on eggs, calls and distribution. Each species is fully illustrated with exquisite colour identification plates by renowned wildlife artist Frank Knight. This is an essential reference for anyone fascinated by these elusive birds.
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN: 1486312608
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Although not closely related, quail, buttonquail and the Plains-wanderer have much in common. Quail, Buttonquail and Plains-wanderer in Australia and New Zealand examines 14 species of these small, secretive ground-dwelling birds, including Old World and New World quail, the endangered Buff-breasted Buttonquail, the elusive Plains-wanderer and the extinct New Zealand Quail. Joseph Forshaw presents a comprehensive review of recent studies for these often hard to observe birds. Detailed species descriptions include key features, habitat, status, diet and breeding, along with information on eggs, calls and distribution. Each species is fully illustrated with exquisite colour identification plates by renowned wildlife artist Frank Knight. This is an essential reference for anyone fascinated by these elusive birds.
A Bibliography and Research Inventory of Vertebrate Fauna in Western Australia
Author:
Publisher: National Gallery of Victoria
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Publisher: National Gallery of Victoria
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description