The Literature of Australian Birds
Author : Hubert Massey Whittell
Publisher :
Page : 952 pages
File Size : 17,20 MB
Release : 1954
Category : Birds
ISBN :
Bibliography of the Birds of Australia, Books Used in the Preparation of this Work with a Few Biographical Details of Authors and Collectors
Author : Gregory Macalister Mathews
Publisher :
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 34,10 MB
Release : 1925
Category : Birds
ISBN :
Book Description
Directory of Australian Birds: Passerines
Author : R Schodde
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 887 pages
File Size : 40,33 MB
Release : 1999-10-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0643102930
Book Description
Recent classifications of Australian birds have been limited to lists of "species" which are inadequate as biodiversity indicators. The Directory of Australian Birds: Passerines fills a huge gap in ornithological knowledge by separating out and listing not only 340 species of song-birds but also the 720 distinct regional forms. Covering about half the national bird fauna, the Directory provides science and the community with baseline information about what bird it is and where it lives in an Australia-wide context. Identity is taken down to the level of distinct regional population. No other compendium on Australian birds does this.
The Literature of Australian Birds
Author : Hubert Massey Whittell
Publisher :
Page : 788 pages
File Size : 44,22 MB
Release : 1954
Category : Birds
ISBN :
Book Description
Zoological Catalogue of Australia
Author : Richard Schodde
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 10,91 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Birds
ISBN : 9780643060371
Book Description
The Birds of Australia
Author : Gregory Macalister Mathews
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 35,63 MB
Release :
Category : Birds
ISBN :
Book Description
Feather and Brush
Author : Penny Olsen
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 48,76 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Animal painters
ISBN : 9780643065475
Book Description
This volume traces the 300-year history of bird art in Australia, from the crudely illustrated records of the earliest European voyages of discovery to the diversity of artwork available at the start of the 21st century. It is a history inseparable from the development of Australian ornithology. Against a background of establishment of the country itself, naval draftsmen, convicts, officers, settlers, naturalists, artists and scientists alike contributed both to the art and to science.
The Literature of Australian Birds
Author : Hubert Massey Whittell
Publisher : Martino Pub
Page : 915 pages
File Size : 17,50 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781888262681
Book Description
Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names
Author : James A. Jobling
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 48,80 MB
Release : 2010-06-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1408133261
Book Description
A comprehensive dictionary of the meaning and derivation of scientific bird names. Many scientific bird names describe a bird's habits, habitat, distribution or a plumage feature, while others are named after their discoverers or in honour of prominent ornithologists. This extraordinary work of reference lists the generic and specific name for almost every species of bird in the world and gives its meaning and derivation. In the case of eponyms brief biographical details are provided for each of the personalities commemorated in the scientific names. This fascinating book is an outstanding source of information which will both educate and inform, and may even help to understand birds better.
Navigating by the Southern Cross
Author : Kenneth Morgan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 24,94 MB
Release : 2021-01-28
Category : History
ISBN : 1350154792
Book Description
In this comprehensive study, Kenneth Morgan provides an authoritative account of European exploration and discovery in Australia. The book presents a detailed chronological overview of European interests in the Australian continent, from initial speculations about the 'Great Southern Land' to the major hydrographic expeditions of the 19th century. In particular, he analyses the early crossings of the Dutch in the 17th century, the exploits of English 'buccaneer adventurer' William Dampier, the famous voyages of James Cook and Matthew Flinders, and the little-known French annexation of Australia in 1772. Introducing new findings and drawing on the latest in historiographical research, this book situates developments in navigation, nautical astronomy and cartography within the broader contexts of imperial, colonial, and maritime history.
