| Description |
1 online resource (545 pages) : illustrations |
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Poyser Monographs |
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Poyser Monographs
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| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Extinct birds; Tinamidae (Tinamous); Struthionidae (Ostriches); Casuariidae (Emus); Apteryigidae (Kiwis); Aepyornithidae (Elephant birds); Dinornithidae (Giant moas); Emeidae (Lesser moas); Megalapterygidae (Upland Moa); Megapodidae (Megapodes); Sylviornithidae (Giant Scrubfowl); Aptornithidae (Adzebills); Numididae (Guineafowl); Phasianidae (Grouse and quails); Anatidae (Ducks, geese and swans); Spheniscidae (Penguins); Procellariidae (Petrels); Hydrobatidae (Storm-petrels); Podicipedidae (Grebes); Threskiornithidae (Ibises); Ardeidae (Herons, egrets and bitterns)Sulidae (Boobies); Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants); Anhingidae (Darters); Accipitridae (Eagles, kites and hawks); Otididae (Bustards); Rhynochetidae (Kagus); Rallidae (Rails and coots); Turnicidae (Buttonquails); Haematopodidae (Oystercatchers); Charadriidae (Plovers); Scolopacidae (Snipes and sandpipers); Laridae (Gulls); Alcidae (Auks); Pteroclididae (Sandgrouse); Columbidae (Pigeons and doves); Strigopidae (Kakas, keas and kakapos); Psittacidae (Parrots and macaws); Cuculidae (Cuckoos); Tytonidae (Barn owls); Strigidae (True owls); Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)Aegothelidae (Owlet-nightjars); Apodidae (Swifts); Trochilidae (Hummingbirds); Brachypteraciidae (Ground-rollers); Halcyonidae (Kingfishers); Upupidae (Hoopoes); Bucerotidae (Hornbills); Capitonidae (New World barbets); Picidae (Woodpeckers); Acanthisittidae (New Zealand wrens); Pittidae (Pittas); Furnariidae (Ovenbirds); Grallaridae (Antpittas and ant-thrushes); Tyrannidae (Tyrant flycatchers); Turnagridae (Piopios); Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters); Dasyornithidae (Bristlebirds); Acanthizidae (Australian warblers); Callaeidae (Wattlebirds); Notiomystidae (Stitchbird); Cinclosomatidae (Quail-thrush)Campephagidae (Cuckoo-shrikes); Oriolidae (Orioles); Rhipiduridae (Fan-tailed flycatchers); Monarchidae (Monarchs); Corvidae (Crows); Petroicidae (Australasian robins); Mohoidae (Mohos); Hirundinidae (Swallows and martins); Macrosphenidae (Crombecs); Cettiidae (Cettias and stubtails); Phylloscopidae (Leaf warblers); Acrocephalidae (Reed warblers); Sylviidae (Sylvia warblers); Locustellidae (Grasshopper warblers); Cisticolidae (Cisticolas and allies); Timaliidae (Babblers); Zosteropidae (White-eyes); Regulidae (Kinglets); Troglodytidae (Wrens); Mimidae (Mockingbirds and thrashers)Sturnidae (Starlings); Turdidae (Thrushes); Ploceidae (Fodies); Estrildidae (Waxbills, munias and allies); Fringillidae (Finches); Parulidae (New World warblers); Icteridae (New World orioles); Emberizidae (Buntings and New World sparrows); Thraupidae (Tanagers); Hypothetical birds; Megapodiidiae (Megapodes); Phasianidae (Grouse and quails); Anatidae (Ducks, geese and swans); Cathartidae (Vultures); Rallidae (Rails and coots); Scolopacidae (Snipes and sandpipers); Columbidae (Pigeons and doves); Strigopidae (Kakas, keas and kakapos); Psittacidae (Parrots and macaws) |
| Summary |
This is the first comprehensive review of the hundreds of bird speciesthat have become extinct over the last 1,000 years of habitatdegradation, over-hunting and rat introduction. Covering both familiarextinct birds and more obscure species, some known from just onespecimen or from traveller's tales, the book also looks at hundreds ofspecies from the subfossil record - birds that disappeared without everbeing recorded. Julian Hume and Michael Walters recreate these lostbirds in stunning detail, bringing together an up to date review of theliterature for every species. From Great Auks, Carolina |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Extinct birds -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Birds (ornithology)
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Wildlife: birds & birdwatching.
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Endangered species & extinction of species.
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NATURE -- Animals -- Birds.
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NATURE -- Birdwatching Guides.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Ornithology.
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Extinct birds
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Walters, Michael, 1942-
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| ISBN |
9781408158616 |
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1408158612 |
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9781408158623 |
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1408158620 |
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9781472597540 |
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1472597540 |
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