Extinct Birds
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Description
Covering both familiar icons of extinction as well as more obscure birds, some known from just one specimen or from traveler's tales, Extinct Birds looks at hundreds of species from the sub-fossil record--birds that disappeared without ever being recorded.
Julian Hume and Michael Walters recreate these lost birds in stunning detail, bringing together an up-to-date review of the literature for every species. From Great Auks, Carolina Parakeets, and Dodos to the amazing yet completely vanished bird radiations of Hawaii and New Zealand, via rafts of extinctions in the Pacific and elsewhere, this book is both a sumptuous reference and an amazing testament to humanity's impact on birds.
A direct replacement for Greenway's seminal 1958 title Extinct and Vanishing Birds, this book will be the standard reference on the subject for generations to come.
Table of Contents
Preface to the Second Edition
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Glossary
Extinct birds
Hypothetical birds
Appendix 1: Data-deficient taxa
Appendix 2: Doubtful and invalid taxa
Appendix 3: Rediscovered taxa
Appendix 4: Museums and institution
References
Index
Product details
| Published | Oct 24 2017 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 608 |
| ISBN | 9781472937445 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Natural History |
| Illustrations | 80 black and white illustrations by the author |
| Dimensions | 10 x 7 inches |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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