Book ID: CBB993195850

Passions in ornithology: A century of Australian egg collectors (2020)

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Ian J. Mason (Author)
Gilbert H. Pfitzner (Author)


Ian J. Mason


Publication Date: 2020
Edition Details: Published by author.
Physical Details: 169
Language: English

The most comprehensive collection of ornithology in Australia over the past 100 years, offering insights into not only the egg collections, but lives of the people behind them. Collectors from all over Australia comprise an impressive genealogical detailing of generations, outlining the evolution of the pastime into its current form. The extent of the biographies are a sight to behold.

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Review Tim R. Birkhead (2021) Review of "Passions in ornithology: A century of Australian egg collectors". Archives of Natural History (pp. 197-198). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Birkhead, T. R.
S. G. Sealy
Diana Polhill
Henderson, M. Helen
Jacques Ayer
Dowe, John Leslie
Concepts
Biological specimens
Collectors and collecting
Collections
Birds
Ornithology
Natural history
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
21st century
20th century, early
18th century
20th century, late
Places
Australia
Manitoba (Canada)
Scotland
United States
Japan
Germany
Institutions
Cornell University, Laboratory of Ornithology
Cornell Library of Natural Sounds
Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Genève
Dalhousie University
Natural History Museum (London, England)
Cornell University
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