The great auk / by Errol Fuller.
The great auk / by Errol Fuller.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Abrams, 1999.
Date
1999.
Call Numbers
TQ072088
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Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
448 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm.
Contents
Ch. 1. The Great Auk -- Ch. 2. The Great Auk's Appearance -- Ch. 3. The Great Auk's Place in the World of Birds -- Ch. 4. The Life of the Great Auk -- Ch. 5. The Living Bird -- Ch. 6. Extermination -- Ch. 7. 1844 -- Ch. 8. Auks and Men- The Cult of the Garefowl -- Ch. 9. The Birds -- Ch. 10. The Egg...
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Abrams, 1999.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
1999.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"Perhaps the most curious of all vanished birds, the Great Auk commands an enormous following among naturalists. Not reliably seen since the year 1844, this remarkable bird - a flightless, penguin-like seabird native to the northern hemisphere - has become one of the great icons of extinction. Its strange and mysterious story is told in the pages o...
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Full title
The great auk / by Errol Fuller.
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Author / Creator
Notes
General note
"A Peter N. Nevraumont book."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 433-442) and index.
Transferred from NQ598.33/1.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
TQ072088
Record Identifier
74VvWmdmMZwX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvWmdmMZwX
Other Identifiers
ISBN
0810963914
9780810963917
DDC
598.33
MMS ID
991011880209702626
