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  • Mound-builders

    by Darryl Jones, Ann Goth ...
    Series series Australian Natural History Series
    Mound-builders are unique in being the only birds that do not incubate their eggs using body heat; rather, a variety of naturally occurring sources of heat is exploited such as solar energy and the heat generated by decomposing organic matter. This book shows how this remarkable adaptation influences every part of these birds’ lives, including the development of the embryo, the parentless life of ... Read more

    $18.69 USD

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    How Anxious Dogs, Compulsive Parrots, and Elephants in Recovery Help Us Understand Ourselves

    by Laurel Braitman ...
    ****“Science Friday” Summer Reading Pick****Discover magazine Top 5 Summer Reads****People magazine Best Summer Reads**“A lovely, big-hearted book…brimming with compassion and the tales of the many, many humans who devote their days to making animals well” (The New York Times).**Have you ever wondered if your dog might be a bit depressed? How about heartbroken or homesick? Animal Madness takes ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Finding Australian Birds

    A Field Guide to Birding Locations

    by Tim Dolby, Rohan Clarke ...
    From the eastern rainforests to the central deserts, Australia is home to some 900 species of birds. Finding Australian Birds covers over 400 birdwatching sites conveniently grouped into the best birding areas, from one end of the country to the other. This includes areas such as Kakadu in the Top End and Uluru in the Red Centre of the Northern Territory, the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, an ... Read more

    $30.29 USD

  • Birds of Prey of Australia

    A Field Guide

    by Stephen Debus ...
    This book is an illustrated field guide to diurnal raptors, a bird group that many people find among the most difficult birds to identify. Raptors are popular and iconic birds, and important ecologically as well as in legislation, with some species listed as threatened. Birds of Prey of Australia will enable people to more easily identify them. It also provides a brief overview of the biology of ... Read more

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  • The Curse of the Labrador Duck

    My Obsessive Quest to the Edge of Extinction

    by Glen Chilton, Ph.D. ...
    In an obsessive 82,000-mile quest for dead birds, how much trouble can one scientist get into?Finally, the world's leading authority on the extinct Labrador Duck, Dr. Glen Chilton, shares the story of his frenzied obsession to reveal the histories behind the mysterious bird -- a saga wherein he sets out to examine the remains of every Labrador Duck, conduct genetic analysis on every Labrador Duck ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Shorebirds of Australia

    Edited by Andrew Geering, Lindsay Agnew, Sandra Harding ...
    Winner of the 2008 Whitley Award for Field Guide. Shorebirds of Australia brings together the latest information about the evolution, ecology and behaviour of shorebirds and how they are distributed in Australia. Complete with colour photographs and up-to-date distribution maps, it provides descriptions and tips to assist with the identification of all species of shorebird in Australia, which ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • Australian Bird Names

    Origins and Meanings

    by Ian Fraser, Jeannie Gray ...
    This second edition of Australian Bird Names is a completely updated checklist of Australian birds and the meanings behind their common and scientific names, which may be useful, useless or downright misleading! For each species, the authors examine the many-and-varied common names and full scientific name, with derivation, translation and a guide to pronunciation. Stories behind the name are ... Read more

    $31.69 USD

  • Directory of Australian Birds: Passerines

    Passerines

    by R Schodde, IJ Mason ...
    Recent classifications of Australian birds have been limited to lists of "species" which are inadequate as biodiversity indicators. The Directory of Australian Birds: Passerines fills a huge gap in ornithological knowledge by separating out and listing not only 340 species of song-birds but also the 720 distinct regional forms. Covering about half the national bird fauna, the Directory provides ... Read more

    $122.39 USD

  • Australian Wildlife After Dark

    by Bruce Thomson, Martyn Robinson ...
    Australia is a land of many unique animals, some of which are active only during the cooler evening and night-time and so are rarely seen. These are the after dark animals so widespread yet so little noticed by humans, whether in our backyards, the arid desert, woodlands or rainforest. Australian Wildlife After Dark brings this hidden fauna into the light. The after dark fauna includes a ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Cuckoo

    Cheating by Nature

    by Nick Davies ...
    A gifted biologist's careful and beguiling study of why cuckoos have got away with tricking other birds into hatching and raising their young for thousands of years.The familiar call of the common cuckoo, “cuck-oo,” has been a harbinger of spring ever since our ancestors walked out of Africa many thousands of years ago. However, for naturalist and scientist Nick Davies, the call is an invitation ... Read more

    $15.49 USD

  • Stray Feathers

    Reflections on the Structure, Behaviour and Evolution of Birds

    by Leo Joseph, Penny Olsen AM ...
    Stray Feathers showcases some of the remarkable adaptations of Australian birds. A brief introduction describes how evolution shapes form and function, followed by a series of vignettes illustrating the wondrous variety of forms and functions shaped by evolution. For example, did you know that Barn Owls can hunt in absolute darkness and that cuckoos commence incubation before their egg is laid? ... Read more

    $48.29 USD

  • Bird Wonders - Strangest Birds

    Birds of the World

    by Speedy Publishing ...
    Birds have captured the imagination since the beginning of time. Their ability to fly while we are stuck on the ground has led to many myths and stories about their origins. A book about the wonders of birds will help a child's imagination literally take flight. They will be able to see into the mythical and realistic world of their favorite animals. Birds are so varied in size and color. A book ... Read more

    $4.99 USD