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Birds in Europe : population estimates, trends and conservation status / compiled by Ian Burfield and Frans van Bommel on behalf of the BirdLife International European Partnership with contributions from Umberto Gallo-Orsi ... [et al.] ; project managers: Ian Burfield (2003-2004) and Des Callaghan (2002)
| Birds in Europe : population estimates, trends and conservation status / compiled by Ian Burfield and Frans van Bommel on behalf of the BirdLife International European Partnership with contributions from Umberto Gallo-Orsi ... [et al.] ; project managers: Ian Burfield (2003-2004) and Des Callaghan (2002) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : BirdLife International, 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | xxiv, 374 p. : ill., maps ; 31 cm |
| Disciplina | 598.178094 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
Burfield, Ian
Bommel, Frans van Gallo-Orsi, Umberto |
| Altri autori (Enti) | BirdLife International European Partnership |
| Collana | BirdLife conservation series ; 12 |
| Soggetto topico |
Birds - Europe
Birds - Conservation - Europe |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991003090649707536 |
| Cambridge : BirdLife International, 2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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Ducks of Britain and Europe / / [by] M. A. Ogilvie ; illustrated by Carol Ogilvie
| Ducks of Britain and Europe / / [by] M. A. Ogilvie ; illustrated by Carol Ogilvie |
| Autore | Ogilvie Malcolm Alexander |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkhamsted : , : Poyser, , 1975 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (223 p.) |
| Disciplina | 598.4/1 |
| Collana | Poyser monographs |
| Soggetto topico |
Birds - Europe
Ducks - Europe |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-4725-9700-1
1-4081-3864-6 1-282-98670-8 9786612986703 1-4081-3862-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover; Contents; List of colour plates; List of distribution maps; Preface; 1 Introduction and classification; 2 General behaviour and ecology; 3 Identification; 4 Breeding; 5 Distribution and status; 6 Migrations; 7 Exploitation and conservation; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464870503321 |
Ogilvie Malcolm Alexander
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| Berkhamsted : , : Poyser, , 1975 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ducks of Britain and Europe / / [by] M. A. Ogilvie ; illustrated by Carol Ogilvie
| Ducks of Britain and Europe / / [by] M. A. Ogilvie ; illustrated by Carol Ogilvie |
| Autore | Ogilvie Malcolm Alexander |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkhamsted : , : Poyser, , 1975 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (223 p.) |
| Disciplina | 598.4/1 |
| Collana | Poyser monographs |
| Soggetto topico |
Birds - Europe
Ducks - Europe |
| ISBN |
1-4725-9700-1
1-4081-3864-6 1-282-98670-8 9786612986703 1-4081-3862-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover; Contents; List of colour plates; List of distribution maps; Preface; 1 Introduction and classification; 2 General behaviour and ecology; 3 Identification; 4 Breeding; 5 Distribution and status; 6 Migrations; 7 Exploitation and conservation; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788986003321 |
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Ogilvie Malcolm Alexander
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| Berkhamsted : , : Poyser, , 1975 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ducks of Britain and Europe / / [by] M. A. Ogilvie ; illustrated by Carol Ogilvie
| Ducks of Britain and Europe / / [by] M. A. Ogilvie ; illustrated by Carol Ogilvie |
| Autore | Ogilvie Malcolm Alexander |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkhamsted : , : Poyser, , 1975 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (223 p.) |
| Disciplina | 598.4/1 |
| Collana | Poyser monographs |
| Soggetto topico |
Birds - Europe
Ducks - Europe |
| ISBN |
1-4725-9700-1
1-4081-3864-6 1-282-98670-8 9786612986703 1-4081-3862-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover; Contents; List of colour plates; List of distribution maps; Preface; 1 Introduction and classification; 2 General behaviour and ecology; 3 Identification; 4 Breeding; 5 Distribution and status; 6 Migrations; 7 Exploitation and conservation; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811069803321 |
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Ogilvie Malcolm Alexander
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| Berkhamsted : , : Poyser, , 1975 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Guida degli uccelli d'Europa / Roger Peterson, Guy Mountfort, P. A. D. Hollom
| Guida degli uccelli d'Europa / Roger Peterson, Guy Mountfort, P. A. D. Hollom |
| Autore | Peterson, Roger |
| Edizione | [3rd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Padova : Franco Muzzio, 1988 |
| Descrizione fisica | 312 p. : ill., 32 tav. ; 19 cm |
| Disciplina | 598 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
Mountfort, Guyauthor
Hollom, Philip Arthur Dominicauthor |
| Collana | Scienze naturali |
| Soggetto topico | Birds - Europe |
| ISBN | 8870212416 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | ita |
| Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991003487989707536 |
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Peterson, Roger
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| Padova : Franco Muzzio, 1988 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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The handbook of bird identification [[electronic resource] ] : for Europe and the western Palearctic / / Mark Beaman and Steve Madge ; illustrated by Hilary Burn ... [et al.]
| The handbook of bird identification [[electronic resource] ] : for Europe and the western Palearctic / / Mark Beaman and Steve Madge ; illustrated by Hilary Burn ... [et al.] |
| Autore | Beaman Mark |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Christopher Helm, c1998 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (869 p.) |
| Disciplina | 598.294 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
MadgeSteve
BurnHilary |
| Collana | Helm Identification Guides |
| Soggetto topico |
Birds - Europe
Birds - Africa, North Birds - Middle East |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-98617-1
9786612986178 1-4081-3494-2 1-4081-3523-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Ostrich: STRUTHIONIDAE; Divers (or Loons): GAVIIDAE; Grebes: PODICIPEDIDAE; Albatrosses: DIOMEDEIDAE; Petrels & Shearwaters: PROCELLARIIDAE; Storm-petrels: HYDROBATIDAE; Tropicbirds: PHAETHONTIDAE; Gannets & Boobies: SULIDAE; Cormorants: PHALACROCORACIDAE; Darters: ANHINGIDAE; Pelicans: PELECANIDAE; Frigatebirds: FREGATIDAE; Herons & Egrets: ARDEIDAE; Storks: CICONIIDAE; Ibises & Spoonbills: THRESKIORNITHIDAE; Flamingos: PHOENICOPTERIDAE; Wildfowl (or Waterfowl): ANATIDAE; Hawks & Eagles: ACCIPITRIDAE; Osprey: PANDIONIDAE; Falcons: FALCONIDAE
Grouse: TETRAONIDAEPheasants & Partridges: PHASIANIDAE; Guineafowl: NUMIDIDAE; Buttonquails: TURNICIDAE; Rails: RALLIDAE; Cranes: GRUIDAE; Bustards: OTIDIDAE; Painted-snipes: ROSTRATULIDAE; Oystercatchers: HAEMATOPODIDAE; Stilts & Avocets: RECURVIROSTRIDAE; Crab-plover: DROMADIDAE; Thick-knees: BURHINIDAE; Coursers & Pratincoles: GLAREOLIDAE; Plovers: CHARADRIIDAE; Sandpipers: SCOLOPACIDAE; Skuas: STERCORARIIDAE; Gulls: LARIDAE; Terns: STERNIDAE; Skimmers: RYNCHOPIDAE; Auks (or Alcids): ALCIDAE; Sandgrouse: PTEROCLIDIDAE; Pigeons & Doves: COLUMBIDAE; Parrots: PSITTACIDAE; Cuckoos: CUCULIDAE Owls: TYTONIDAE & STRIGIDAENightjars: CAPRIMULGIDAE; Swifts: APODIDAE; Kingfishers: ALCEDINIDAE; Bee-eaters: MEROPIDAE; Rollers: CORACIIDAE; Hoopoes: UPUPIDAE; Woodpeckers: PICIDAE; Tyrant Flycatchers: TYRANNIDAE; Larks: ALAUDIDAE; Swallows & Martins: HIRUNDINIDAE; Pipits & Wagtails: MOTACILLIDAE; Bulbuls: PYCNONOTIDAE; Waxwings & Hypocolius: BOMBYCILLIDAE; Dippers: CINCLIDAE; Wrens: TROGLODYTIDAE; Mockingbirds & Thrashers: MIMIDAE; Accentors: PRUNELLIDAE; Thrushes & Chats: TURDIDAE; Warblers: SYLVIIDAE; Flycatchers: MUSCICAPIDAE; Babblers: TIMALIIDAE; Long-tailed Tits: AEGITHALIDAE Tits: PARIDAENuthatches: SITTIDAE; Wallcreepers: TICHODROMADIDAE; Treecreepers: CERTHIIDAE; Penduline Tits: REMIZIDAE; Sunbirds: NECTARINIIDAE; Orioles: ORIOLIDAE; Shrikes: LANIIDAE; Crows: CORVIDAE; Starlings: STURNIDAE; Sparrows: PASSERIDAE; Weavers: PLOCEIDAE; Waxbills: ESTRILDIDAE; Vireos: VIREONIDAE; Finches: FRINGILLIDAE; American Wood-warblers: PARULIDAE; Tanagers: THRAUPIDAE; Buntings: EMBERIZIDAE; American Orioles & Blackbirds: ICTERIDAE; Appendix; Further Reading; Index of English Names; Index of Scientific Names |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910162719603321 |
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Beaman Mark
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| London, : Christopher Helm, c1998 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The handbook of bird identification [[electronic resource] ] : for Europe and the western Palearctic / / Mark Beaman and Steve Madge ; illustrated by Hilary Burn ... [et al.]
| The handbook of bird identification [[electronic resource] ] : for Europe and the western Palearctic / / Mark Beaman and Steve Madge ; illustrated by Hilary Burn ... [et al.] |
| Autore | Beaman Mark |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Christopher Helm, c1998 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (869 p.) |
| Disciplina | 598.294 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
MadgeSteve
BurnHilary |
| Collana | Helm Identification Guides |
| Soggetto topico |
Birds - Europe
Birds - Africa, North Birds - Middle East |
| ISBN |
1-282-98617-1
9786612986178 1-4081-3494-2 1-4081-3523-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Ostrich: STRUTHIONIDAE; Divers (or Loons): GAVIIDAE; Grebes: PODICIPEDIDAE; Albatrosses: DIOMEDEIDAE; Petrels & Shearwaters: PROCELLARIIDAE; Storm-petrels: HYDROBATIDAE; Tropicbirds: PHAETHONTIDAE; Gannets & Boobies: SULIDAE; Cormorants: PHALACROCORACIDAE; Darters: ANHINGIDAE; Pelicans: PELECANIDAE; Frigatebirds: FREGATIDAE; Herons & Egrets: ARDEIDAE; Storks: CICONIIDAE; Ibises & Spoonbills: THRESKIORNITHIDAE; Flamingos: PHOENICOPTERIDAE; Wildfowl (or Waterfowl): ANATIDAE; Hawks & Eagles: ACCIPITRIDAE; Osprey: PANDIONIDAE; Falcons: FALCONIDAE
Grouse: TETRAONIDAEPheasants & Partridges: PHASIANIDAE; Guineafowl: NUMIDIDAE; Buttonquails: TURNICIDAE; Rails: RALLIDAE; Cranes: GRUIDAE; Bustards: OTIDIDAE; Painted-snipes: ROSTRATULIDAE; Oystercatchers: HAEMATOPODIDAE; Stilts & Avocets: RECURVIROSTRIDAE; Crab-plover: DROMADIDAE; Thick-knees: BURHINIDAE; Coursers & Pratincoles: GLAREOLIDAE; Plovers: CHARADRIIDAE; Sandpipers: SCOLOPACIDAE; Skuas: STERCORARIIDAE; Gulls: LARIDAE; Terns: STERNIDAE; Skimmers: RYNCHOPIDAE; Auks (or Alcids): ALCIDAE; Sandgrouse: PTEROCLIDIDAE; Pigeons & Doves: COLUMBIDAE; Parrots: PSITTACIDAE; Cuckoos: CUCULIDAE Owls: TYTONIDAE & STRIGIDAENightjars: CAPRIMULGIDAE; Swifts: APODIDAE; Kingfishers: ALCEDINIDAE; Bee-eaters: MEROPIDAE; Rollers: CORACIIDAE; Hoopoes: UPUPIDAE; Woodpeckers: PICIDAE; Tyrant Flycatchers: TYRANNIDAE; Larks: ALAUDIDAE; Swallows & Martins: HIRUNDINIDAE; Pipits & Wagtails: MOTACILLIDAE; Bulbuls: PYCNONOTIDAE; Waxwings & Hypocolius: BOMBYCILLIDAE; Dippers: CINCLIDAE; Wrens: TROGLODYTIDAE; Mockingbirds & Thrashers: MIMIDAE; Accentors: PRUNELLIDAE; Thrushes & Chats: TURDIDAE; Warblers: SYLVIIDAE; Flycatchers: MUSCICAPIDAE; Babblers: TIMALIIDAE; Long-tailed Tits: AEGITHALIDAE Tits: PARIDAENuthatches: SITTIDAE; Wallcreepers: TICHODROMADIDAE; Treecreepers: CERTHIIDAE; Penduline Tits: REMIZIDAE; Sunbirds: NECTARINIIDAE; Orioles: ORIOLIDAE; Shrikes: LANIIDAE; Crows: CORVIDAE; Starlings: STURNIDAE; Sparrows: PASSERIDAE; Weavers: PLOCEIDAE; Waxbills: ESTRILDIDAE; Vireos: VIREONIDAE; Finches: FRINGILLIDAE; American Wood-warblers: PARULIDAE; Tanagers: THRAUPIDAE; Buntings: EMBERIZIDAE; American Orioles & Blackbirds: ICTERIDAE; Appendix; Further Reading; Index of English Names; Index of Scientific Names |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788999003321 |
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Beaman Mark
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| London, : Christopher Helm, c1998 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The handbook of bird identification : for Europe and the western Palearctic / / Mark Beaman and Steve Madge ; illustrated by Hilary Burn ... [et al.]
| The handbook of bird identification : for Europe and the western Palearctic / / Mark Beaman and Steve Madge ; illustrated by Hilary Burn ... [et al.] |
| Autore | Beaman Mark |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Christopher Helm, c1998 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (869 p.) |
| Disciplina | 598.294 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
MadgeSteve
BurnHilary |
| Collana | Helm Identification Guides |
| Soggetto topico |
Birds - Europe
Birds - Africa, North Birds - Middle East |
| ISBN |
1-282-98617-1
9786612986178 1-4081-3494-2 1-4081-3523-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Ostrich: STRUTHIONIDAE; Divers (or Loons): GAVIIDAE; Grebes: PODICIPEDIDAE; Albatrosses: DIOMEDEIDAE; Petrels & Shearwaters: PROCELLARIIDAE; Storm-petrels: HYDROBATIDAE; Tropicbirds: PHAETHONTIDAE; Gannets & Boobies: SULIDAE; Cormorants: PHALACROCORACIDAE; Darters: ANHINGIDAE; Pelicans: PELECANIDAE; Frigatebirds: FREGATIDAE; Herons & Egrets: ARDEIDAE; Storks: CICONIIDAE; Ibises & Spoonbills: THRESKIORNITHIDAE; Flamingos: PHOENICOPTERIDAE; Wildfowl (or Waterfowl): ANATIDAE; Hawks & Eagles: ACCIPITRIDAE; Osprey: PANDIONIDAE; Falcons: FALCONIDAE
Grouse: TETRAONIDAEPheasants & Partridges: PHASIANIDAE; Guineafowl: NUMIDIDAE; Buttonquails: TURNICIDAE; Rails: RALLIDAE; Cranes: GRUIDAE; Bustards: OTIDIDAE; Painted-snipes: ROSTRATULIDAE; Oystercatchers: HAEMATOPODIDAE; Stilts & Avocets: RECURVIROSTRIDAE; Crab-plover: DROMADIDAE; Thick-knees: BURHINIDAE; Coursers & Pratincoles: GLAREOLIDAE; Plovers: CHARADRIIDAE; Sandpipers: SCOLOPACIDAE; Skuas: STERCORARIIDAE; Gulls: LARIDAE; Terns: STERNIDAE; Skimmers: RYNCHOPIDAE; Auks (or Alcids): ALCIDAE; Sandgrouse: PTEROCLIDIDAE; Pigeons & Doves: COLUMBIDAE; Parrots: PSITTACIDAE; Cuckoos: CUCULIDAE Owls: TYTONIDAE & STRIGIDAENightjars: CAPRIMULGIDAE; Swifts: APODIDAE; Kingfishers: ALCEDINIDAE; Bee-eaters: MEROPIDAE; Rollers: CORACIIDAE; Hoopoes: UPUPIDAE; Woodpeckers: PICIDAE; Tyrant Flycatchers: TYRANNIDAE; Larks: ALAUDIDAE; Swallows & Martins: HIRUNDINIDAE; Pipits & Wagtails: MOTACILLIDAE; Bulbuls: PYCNONOTIDAE; Waxwings & Hypocolius: BOMBYCILLIDAE; Dippers: CINCLIDAE; Wrens: TROGLODYTIDAE; Mockingbirds & Thrashers: MIMIDAE; Accentors: PRUNELLIDAE; Thrushes & Chats: TURDIDAE; Warblers: SYLVIIDAE; Flycatchers: MUSCICAPIDAE; Babblers: TIMALIIDAE; Long-tailed Tits: AEGITHALIDAE Tits: PARIDAENuthatches: SITTIDAE; Wallcreepers: TICHODROMADIDAE; Treecreepers: CERTHIIDAE; Penduline Tits: REMIZIDAE; Sunbirds: NECTARINIIDAE; Orioles: ORIOLIDAE; Shrikes: LANIIDAE; Crows: CORVIDAE; Starlings: STURNIDAE; Sparrows: PASSERIDAE; Weavers: PLOCEIDAE; Waxbills: ESTRILDIDAE; Vireos: VIREONIDAE; Finches: FRINGILLIDAE; American Wood-warblers: PARULIDAE; Tanagers: THRAUPIDAE; Buntings: EMBERIZIDAE; American Orioles & Blackbirds: ICTERIDAE; Appendix; Further Reading; Index of English Names; Index of Scientific Names |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825610703321 |
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Beaman Mark
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| London, : Christopher Helm, c1998 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Henry Dresser and Victorian ornithology : Birds, books and business / / Henry A. McGhie
| Henry Dresser and Victorian ornithology : Birds, books and business / / Henry A. McGhie |
| Autore | McGhie Henry A. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Manchester, [England] : , : Manchester University Press, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (341 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : color illustrations, photographs, tables |
| Disciplina | 598.092 |
| Soggetto topico |
Ornithology
Ornithologists Birds - Collection and preservation Birds SCIENCE - Life Sciences - Zoology - General Birds - Nomenclature Birds - Classification Birds - Great Britain Birds - Europe Ornithology - Great Britain - History - 19th century Ornithologists - Great Britain |
| Soggetto genere / forma |
Biographies.
Terminology Records and correspondence History Field guides. Diaries. Classification Catalogs and collections. Biography Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-5261-3230-3
1-5261-1601-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Family background and early life -- 2. Texas : the big adventure -- 3. Settling down to business -- 4. Early exploits in ornithological society -- 5. Collecting -- 6. Discovering the birds of Europe. I -- 7. Discovering the birds of Europe. II -- 8. Making The birds of Europe -- 9. A central figure : society life in the 1870s -- 10. The 1880s : the rise of rivalry -- 11. The 1890s : the continuing rise of the British Museum (Natural History) -- 12. Working independently, 1900-5 -- 13. The grand finale : producing Eggs of the birds of Europe -- 14. Time for a change -- 15. Legacies -- Appendix 1. Birds mentioned in the text -- Appendix 2. Birds named by Henry Dresser -- Appendix 3. Birds named after Henry Dresser -- Appendix 4. Publications based on Henry Dresser's collections, 1985-2017. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910480450003321 |
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McGhie Henry A.
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| Manchester, [England] : , : Manchester University Press, , 2017 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Henry Dresser and Victorian ornithology : Birds, books and business / / Henry A. McGhie
| Henry Dresser and Victorian ornithology : Birds, books and business / / Henry A. McGhie |
| Autore | McGhie Henry A. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Manchester, [England] : , : Manchester University Press, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (341 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : color illustrations, photographs, tables |
| Disciplina | 598.092 |
| Soggetto topico |
Ornithology
Ornithologists Birds - Collection and preservation Birds SCIENCE - Life Sciences - Zoology - General Birds - Nomenclature Birds - Classification Birds - Great Britain Birds - Europe Ornithology - Great Britain - History - 19th century Ornithologists - Great Britain |
| Soggetto genere / forma |
Biographies.
Terminology Records and correspondence History Field guides. Diaries. Classification Catalogs and collections. Biography |
| ISBN |
1-5261-1602-2
1-5261-3230-3 1-5261-1601-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Family background and early life -- 2. Texas : the big adventure -- 3. Settling down to business -- 4. Early exploits in ornithological society -- 5. Collecting -- 6. Discovering the birds of Europe. I -- 7. Discovering the birds of Europe. II -- 8. Making The birds of Europe -- 9. A central figure : society life in the 1870s -- 10. The 1880s : the rise of rivalry -- 11. The 1890s : the continuing rise of the British Museum (Natural History) -- 12. Working independently, 1900-5 -- 13. The grand finale : producing Eggs of the birds of Europe -- 14. Time for a change -- 15. Legacies -- Appendix 1. Birds mentioned in the text -- Appendix 2. Birds named by Henry Dresser -- Appendix 3. Birds named after Henry Dresser -- Appendix 4. Publications based on Henry Dresser's collections, 1985-2017. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910796381003321 |
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McGhie Henry A.
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| Manchester, [England] : , : Manchester University Press, , 2017 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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