Author: Jean Myron LinsdalePublisher:
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Category : Magpies
Languages : en
Pages : 516
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The Natural History of Magpies
Author: Jean Myron LinsdalePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Magpies
Languages : en
Pages : 516
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The Magpies: The Ecology and Behaviour of Black-Billed and Yellow-Billed Magpies
Author: Tim BirkheadPublisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408137771
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Two species of magpie feature in this book, the Black-billed Magpie, familiar to most Europeans, which occurs throughout much of the northern hemisphere, and the Yellow-billed Magpie, which is confined to California. Magpies are unmistakable in their appearance, voice and extrovert, arrogant manner. While their persecution at the hands of gamekeepers over the last hundred years has made them wary and difficult to approach, a number of recent field studies, both in Europe and North America, have successfully revealed the intricacies of the magpie way of life. Tim Birkhead has studied both species, and has produced a fascinating account of their ecology and behaviour. Many of the results from his ten-year study of magpies in northern England are published here for the first time. Particularly revealing however is his comparison of the two species and of their different races. Magpies occur in a wide range of habitats, including English farmland, the deserts of North America, the mountains of Saudi Arabia and the windswept plateaus of Tibet. As this book explains, magpies are able to exploit this diversity of habitats largely through their remarkably flexible social behaviour. The Magpies covers all aspects of their lives, including their marital relationships, food hoarding behaviour, longevity and survival, nesting behaviour, breeding success and their controversial relationship with man. The text is supported by numerous photographs, diagrams and tables, and superb illustrations by David Quinn.
The Natural History of Magpies, By Jean M. Linsdale
Author: Jean Myron LinsdalePublisher:
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Category : Magpies
Languages : en
Pages : 234
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The Natural History of Birds
Author: George Louis LE CLERC (Count de Buffon.)Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 552
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The Natural History of Selborne
Author: Gilbert WhitePublisher:
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Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
The Natural History of Ireland
Author: William ThompsonPublisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the original versions are generally quite old, there may occasionally be certain imperfections within these reproductions. We're happy to make these classics available again for future generations to enjoy!
The Natural History of Birds
Author: Comte de BuffonPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108023002
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
The first comprehensive accounts of eighteenth-century ornithology, first published between 1770 and 1783 and translated into English in 1793.
Australian Magpie
Author: Gisela T. KaplanPublisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN: 9780643090682
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Brings together everything we know about the biology and behaviour of this unusual species.
The Natural History of the Long Expedition to the Rocky Mountains (1819-1820)
Author: Howard Ensign EvansPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0195111842
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
We accompany naturalist Edwin James as he becomes the first man to climb Pike's Peak, and roam with him in his role as botanist, collecting a multitude of plant specimens, 140 of which were described by him and others as new.
Author: John George Wood