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The Birds of Australia, Vol. 2 of 7

Chapter 1: THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA.
By John Gould
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A richly illustrated natural-history volume presenting systematic accounts of Australian birds, pairing hand-colored plates with detailed descriptions of plumage, variation, behavior, habitats, distribution, and eggs. Entries cover nightjars, podarguses, swifts, swallows, kingfishers, pardalotes, shrike-thrushes and numerous other passerine and non-passerine groups, noting diagnostic features, synonymy, and range. The text discusses variation within species, field observations, and comparisons to related taxa, and provides locality records and brief natural-history notes to assist identification and study.

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Title: The Birds of Australia, Vol. 2 of 7

Author: John Gould

Release date: September 15, 2019 [eBook #60302]
Most recently updated: October 17, 2024

Language: English

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THE
BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA.

BY
JOHN GOULD, F.R.S.,
F.L.S., F.Z.S., M.E.S., F.ETHN.S., F.R.GEOG.S., M. RAY S., HON. MEMB. OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF TURIN, OF THE ROY. ZOOL. SOC. OF IRELAND, OF THE PENZANCE NAT. HIST. SOC., OF THE WORCESTER NAT. HIST. SOC., OF THE NORTHUMBERLAND, DURHAM AND NEWCASTLE NAT. HIST. SOC., OF THE NAT. HIST. SOC. OF DARMSTADT AND OF THE TASMANIAN SOCIETY OF VAN DIEMEN’S LAND, ETC.
IN SEVEN VOLUMES.
VOL. II.
LONDON:
PRINTED BY RICHARD AND JOHN E. TAYLOR, RED LION COURT, FLEET STREET.
PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR, 20, BROAD STREET, GOLDEN SQUARE.
1848.