E-Book, Englisch, 282 Seiten
Reihe: Princeton Legacy Library
Halle Storm Petrel and the Owl of Athena
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-4008-6933-6
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
E-Book, Englisch, 282 Seiten
Reihe: Princeton Legacy Library
ISBN: 978-1-4008-6933-6
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
The first part of this book describes a wide variety of seabirds from the author's personal observation and knowledge of their ways; the second offers reflective essays on the general theme of birds in their relation to man.
Originally published in 1970.
The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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Frontmatter, pg. iii
Preface, pg. vii
Contents, pg. xi
Introduction, pg. 3
I. From Another World, pg. 11
II. The Fulmar Flying Free, pg. 21
III. Of Gulls and Men, pg. 41
IV. Birds that Attack Men, pg. 53
V. The Great Auk, the Little Auk, and Man, pg. 69
VI. Seagoing Sandpipers and Some Relatives, pg. 81
VII. The Gannet and the Ancient Shag, pg. 93
VIII. Birds of the Past and Birds of the Future, pg. 105
Epilogue, pg. 122
The Water Rail, pg. 139
The Marsh Terns, pg. 165
Scene: Geneva; Time: A Morning in June, pg. 173
Alpine Choughs in a Valley, pg. 179
The Concept of Species, pg. 183
The Refugee Species, pg. 189
The Parish of America, pg. 201
Hudson's Pampas Today, pg. 207
On Rereading Green Mansions, pg. 222
The Owl of Athena, pg. 229
Epilogue: The Religion of Sedge, pg. 248
Bibliography, pg. 257
List of Species and Index, pg. 259
