The Ibis. Journal of the British Ornithologists' Union
by Hartley, P. H. T. (editor)
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- Paperback
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(London, The British Ornithologists' Union/ Academic Press, 1966). Volume 108, No. 3, July 1966. 257 x 173mm; card wraps, slightly soiled; pp. [313-459] + (i); 5 black-and-white photographic plates; numerous text figures. Good condition. Features of this issue are the short biography of Godman-Salvin medallist R. E. Moreau, and the article 'The birds of Tasmania; ecology and evolution,' by Moreau and M. G. Ridpath. Other articles are: 'Factors governing feeding rate, food requirement and brood size of nestling Great Tits Parus major,' by T. Royama; 'Adaptations to nesting habitat in the reproductive behaviour of the Black-billed Gull Larus bulleri,' by C. G. Beer; 'Notes on the ecology of the Cattle Egret Ardeola ibis at Rokupr, Sierra Leone,' by R. Q. Craufurd; 'Further notes on super-canopy birds in Borneo,' by T. Harrison; 'Migrant land-birds in the Mediterranean and Red Seas and the Indian Ocean,' by R. S. Bailey; 'The utilization of mangroves by birds in Trinidad,' by R. P. French; 'The scientific name of the Caspian Tern,' by D. Amadon; 'Further notes on the birds of the Cape Verde Islands,' by W. R. P. Bourne; 'Flighting Behaviour of Galapagos Storm Petrels,' by J. B. Nelson; 'Vocal imitation in the tropical Bou-bou Shrike Laniarius aethiopicus major as a means fo establishing and maintaining social bonds,' by W. H. Thorpe & M. E. W. North. .
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- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1712
- Title
- The Ibis. Journal of the British Ornithologists' Union
- Author
- Hartley, P. H. T. (editor)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- (London, The British Ornithologists' Union/ Academic Press, 1966)
- Keywords
- R. E. Moreau. Tasmania. Great Tits. Parus major. The Ibis. British Ornithologists' Union. Ornithology. Ornithologists. Birds Birds
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- Birds;
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