Author: William BeebePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
A Monograph of the Pheasants
Author: William BeebePheasants of the World
Author: Paul A. JohnsgardPublisher:
ISBN: 9781840371291
Category : Pheasants
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Among the most important of all bird groups, pheasants account for the most abundant domesticated species (the domestic fowl), the most extensively hunted upland game bird (the common pheasant), and some of the most spectacularly beautiful of all large birds (the giant argus). This lavishly illustrated volume gives up-to-date information on the distribution, status, and biology of all 49 species, with special attention paid to those that are vulnerable, rare, or threatened. Including range maps and identification keys, "The Pheasants of the World" is a comprehensive reference not only for ornithologists and conservationists seeking to ensure the survival of the group, but also for aviculturists and others who want to better understand the nature of these splendid birds.
A Monograph of the Odontophorinæ, Or Partridges of America
Author: John GouldPheasant Jungles
Author: William BeebePublisher: New York : Putnam's
ISBN:
Category : East Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Adventures in Ceylon, Sikhim, Garhwal, Burma, Tibet, Yunnam, Pahang and Borneo while gathering material for a monograph of the pheasants.--Cf. Pref.
Pheasants, Their Lives and Homes
Author: William BeebePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pheasants
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Birds of Asia
Author: John GouldCotingas and Manakins
Author: Guy M. KirwanPublisher:
ISBN: 9780691153520
Category : Cotingidae
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Cotingas and Manakins is the definitive work on these jewels of the Neotropics, covering more than 130 species. These range from some of the rarest and most enigmatic birds in the world to some of the best studied of all tropical species. Many are breathtakingly colorful and ornate while some are plain and difficult to see. This stunning volume features 34 color plates by Eustace Barnes, who has observed many of these species in the field, as well as distribution maps and approximately 400 photographs that cover all but a tiny handful of species"--
Into the Deep
Author: David SheldonPublisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1580893422
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"To be a naturalist is better than to be a king." --William Beebe's journal, December 31, 1893 William Beebe was a pioneer in the field of ecology, the father of deep-sea exploration, and an avid conservationist. This picture-book biography charts the life of this famous naturalist from his childhood studying animals in New Jersey through his later years studying birds at the research station he started in Trinidad. Back matter includes quotes from Beebe, a glossary of terms, and an illustrated cross section of the Bathysphere, which Beebe helped design.
Thanks for the View, Mr. Mies
Author: Danielle AubertPublisher: Thames & Hudson
ISBN: 9781942884408
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Lafayette Park, an affordable middle-class residential area in downtown Detroit, is home to the largest collection of buildings designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in the world. Today, it is one of Detroit's most racially integrated and economically stable neighborhoods, although it is surrounded by evidence of a city in financial distress. Through interviews with and essays by residents; reproductions of archival material; and new photographs by Karin Jobst, Vasco Roma, and Corine Vermeulen, and previously unpublished photographs by documentary filmmaker Janine Debanné, Thanks for the View, Mr. Mies examines the way that Lafayette Park residents confront and interact with this unique modernist environment. Lafayette Park has not received the level of international attention that other similar projects by Mies have. This may be due in part to its location in Detroit, a city whose most positive qualities are often overlooked in the media. This book is a reaction against the way that iconic modernist architecture is often represented. Whereas other writers may focus on the design intentions of the architect, authors Aubert, Cavar and Chandani seek to show the organic and idiosyncratic ways that the people who live in Lafayette Park actually use the architecture and how this experience, in turn, affects their everyday lives. While there are many publications about abandoned buildings in Detroit and about the city's prosperous past, this book is about a remarkable part of the city as it exists today, in the twenty-first century.
Birds in Sanskrit Literature
Author: K. N. DavePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds in literature
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description