A history of ornithology
Bircham, P. M. M. (Peter Michael Miles), 1947-2007
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Peter Bircham looks at the history of British ornithology from 1066 to the mid-1970s, exploring along the way the first book written, the compilation of the original British lists, notable collectors, the first studies of migration, changes to the classification of species, through to the birth of the British Ornithologists' Union.
Main title:
A history of ornithology / Peter Bircham.
Imprint:
London : Collins, 2007.
Collation:
xii, 482 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. ; 22 cm.
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Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 446-460) and index.
ISBN:
9780007199709 (pbk)
Dewey class:
598.0941598.09
Language:
English
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BRN:
1996904