Author: London SparrowsPublisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
London Sparrows
Author: London SparrowsLondon sparrows, by the author of 'Uncle Tom's stories'.
Author: London sparrowsThe Birds of London
Author: Andrew SelfPublisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1472905148
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
The first comprehensive avifauna for the London area ever published covering the status, distribution and history of every species on the regional list in rich detail. The parks, reservoirs, rooftops and gardens of London – here defined as the area within 20 miles of St Paul's Cathedral – have a surprisingly rich avifauna, including a healthy population of one of Britain's rarest breeders, the Black Redstart. The region also has a remarkable list of rarities – in recent years Canary Wharf has proven to be a magnet for vagrants, while one of the very few British records of Tengmalm's Owl hails from Plaistow – an unfortunate bird stoned to death by local urchins in 1877. Some species, like the Peregrine Falcon, Black-headed Gull and Ring-necked Parakeet, have seen their fortunes soar over recent decades; others, such as House Sparrow, have suffered a population collapse. While as recently as a century ago, the London area had breeding populations of birds such as Wryneck and Red-backed Shrike, which are now nationally extinct. The County Avifauna series provides detailed information on the range and status of bird species at county level.
The Sparrows
Author: Denis Summers-SmithPublisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408138255
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
While Denis Summers-Smith's monograph The Sparrows presented his knowledge of sparrow biology, this volume tells the other, human, side of the tale. Denis Summers-Smith first took up the study of the House Sparrow in 1947, thinking that the difficulties of travel in post-war Britain would best suit the study of a species always close at hand. The humble House Sparrow, common everywhere, was surprisingly poorly researched and his work soon provided interesting insights into this successful and adaptable little bird. As new opportunities to travel opened up, his interest blossomed to take in the genus Passer as a whole. His travels would ultimately lead to his study of all but one of the group, found only in deepest Turkestan, and to the publication of his authoritative monograph on sparrows in 1988. His wry descriptions of the tribulations and unexpected pleasures of a traveller on four continents, from the Himalayas and Thailand to Africa and the Americas (with a good few islands in between), are interspersed with observations and speculations on the biology of sparrows in a wide variety of habitats. Everywhere local officials and bird watchers warmed to the eccentric Scot in pursuit of the little birds that nobody notices but which so often make their homes beside us. The author's own photographs and delightful cartoons by Euan Dunn further paint the picture of this lifelong search.
Peterson Reference Guide to Sparrows of North America
Author: Rick Wright (Bird tour leader)Publisher: Mariner Books
ISBN: 0547973160
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 453
Book Description
Sparrows are as complicated as they are common. This is an essential guide to identifying 76 kinds, along with a fascinating history of human interactions with them. What, exactly, is a sparrow? All birders (and many non-birders) have essentially the same mental image of a pelican, a duck, or a flamingo, and a guide dedicated to waxwings or kingfishers would need nothing more than a sketch and a single sentence to satisfactorily identify its subject. Sparrows are harder to pin down. This book covers one family (Passerellidae), which includes towhees and juncos, and 76 members of the sparrow clan. Birds have a human history, too, beginning with their significance to native cultures and continuing through their discovery by science, their taxonomic fortunes and misfortunes, and their prospects for survival in a world with ever less space for wild creatures. This book includes not just facts and measurements, but stories--of how birds got their names and how they were discovered--of their entanglement with human history.
Finches and Sparrows
Author: Peter ClementPublisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408135302
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
This is a guide to 'true' finches and sparrows illustrating all the species, many races and most sex and age variations, with almost 950 portraits. The maps accompanying the illustrations show breeding and wintering ranges for all species. Although the guide is not primarily intended for cagebird enthusiasts, it will also be useful for those wishing to know more about the species encountered in captivity.
The Collected Works of W.H. Hudson: Birds in London
Author: William Henry HudsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Middlesex & Hertfordshire Notes and Queries
Author: William John HardyPublisher:
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Category : Hertfordshire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
Birds in London
Author: William Henry HudsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
Tales of the birds
Author: W. Warde FowlerPublisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
"Tales of the birds" by W. Warde Fowler is a collection of stories about different birds. Some of the interesting tales include The Falcon's Nest, The Owls' Revenge, A Debate in an Orchard, etc. Excerpt: "A WINTER'S TALE. There is a certain quiet bit of land, just where two midland counties meet, that is in winter a favourite resort of the fieldfares. There they find all they need—the hedges are usually bright with hips, and with the darker crimson berries of the hawthorn; the fields are all pasture-meadows, and the grass is tufty and full of insects; a little stream winds snake-like through the fields, hidden by an overarching growth of briar and bramble."