ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF AVICULTURE. VOLUME 1. Edited by A. Rutgers and K.A. Norris.

Idioma: inglés

Editorial: Blandford Press. Poole, Dorset. 1970, 1970

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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1970). (1970) 1979 1st English language edition. Large 4to (213 x 304mm). Ppii,350. Colour paintings of birds, b/w illustrations, maps, bibliography. Gilt bird motif to blue cloth, upper board and spine titled in gilt. Very slight stains to cloth but very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. "The encyclopaedia was first published in monthly parts, under the title Encyclopedia voor de Vogelliefhebber ["The Bird Fancier's Encyclopaedia"], commencing in 1964, and subsequently in three bound volumes. They found a ready market and are now appearing in several other languages." "Leading ornithologists and aviculturists from all parts of the world were invited to write on the groups of birds on which they are the recognized authorities. The distinguished team of writers includes Dr. J. Delacour, J. Eyckens, Carl Naether, Robert L. Busenbark, Henry J. Bates, Dr. E. Nieboer, C. af Enehjelm, Joseph Forshaw, Dr. Kurt Kolar and G. Radtke. The late Mr. K.A. Norris, Chairman of the British Aviculturists Club .was one of the editors of the original Dutch publication. The appearance .of the English edition is the result of extensive research and revision on his part, and he added additional descriptions and detail. .It describes species from seventeen orders. The second volume is largely devoted to .the Parrot Family .and includes the Cuculiformes, Strigiformes and Caprimulgiformes. The third volume covers small perching birds, Piciformes, Passeriformes and four other Orders." This volume begins with the following chapters: Preface by K.A. Norris; A brief review of the Class Aves by A. Rutgers; Names and classification by Peter Scott; The bird population of the world; Notes on bird ecology as applied to planted aviaries, by Roland W. Hawkins; The diseases of cage and aviary birds, by Christine M. Startup, M.R.C.V.S. The articles on the species follow, in the order "adopted by Peters in his Check List of Birds of the World." Ostriches, cassowaries, emus, kiwis, tinamous, penguins, divers, grebes, albatrosses, shearwaters, petrels, pelicans, gannets, cormorants, darters, frigate birds, herons, bitterns, shoebills, storks, ibises, wood ibises, flamingos, screamers, swans, geese, ducks, vultures, secretary birds, eagles, hawks, falcons, currasows, guans, chachalacas, megapodes, quail, partridges, pheasants, guineafowl, turkeys, hoatzins, monias, bustard quails, button quails, cranes, trumpeters, rails, gallinules, coots, finfoots (sun-grebes), sun-bitterns, seriemas, bustards, jacanas, oyster-catchers, plovers, sandpipers, avocets, gulls, auks, sandgrouse, pigeons, doves. .

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Título
ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF AVICULTURE. VOLUME 1. Edited by A. Rutgers and K.A. Norris.
Autor
Rutgers (A.) and Norris (K.A.).
Editorial
Blandford Press. Poole, Dorset. 1970
Año de publicación
1970
Encuadernación
Encuadernación de tapa dura
Idioma
inglés
ISBN 10
071370800X
ISBN 13
9780713708004

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