Description
This book is devoted to individual accounts of Australia’s 22 native and 3 introduced species of pigeons and doves. These comprehensive accounts embrace all areas of knowledge – including nomenclature, history, distribution, feeding, breeding, nesting information, important habitats, general activity, and behavior.
Also included are distribution Maps showing the areas where each species occurs and sonograms, diagrams representing the sounds made by a number of species.
Individual section for each bird species.
This is a very large and heavy book.
Sold as-is.
Product Details
- Condition: Used – Near Fine (NF) – minor imperfections on dust jacket
- Hardcover: 304 pages with dust jacket
- Publisher: Rigby Publishers (1982)
- Language: English
- Illustrations: B&W photos, Color plates and hand illustrations
- ISBN-10: 0727014986
- ISBN-13: 978-0727014986
- Product Dimensions: 29 x 21.5 x 3.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.4 Kg
Contents:
1. Biology of Pigeons 2. Aviculture 3. Black-banded Pigeon 4. Wompoo Pigeon 5. Red-Crowned Pigeon 6. Purple-crowned Pigeon 7. Torres Strait Pigeon 8. Topkno Pigeon 9. Brown Pigeon 10. White-Headed Pigeon 11. Feral Pigeon 12. Spotted Dove 13. Senegal Dove 14. Diamond Dove 15. Peaceful Dove 16. Bar-shouldered Dove |
17. Green-winged Pigeon 18. Flock Pigeon 19. Common Bronzewing 20. Brush Bronzewing 21. Crested Pigeon 22. Partridge Pigeon 23. Squatter Pigeon 24. Spinifex Pigeon 25. Chestnut-quilled Rock Pigeon 26. White-quilled Rock Pigeon 27. Wonga PigeonBibliography Author Index General Index |
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