In search of arctic birds
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In search of arctic birds
T & A D Poyser , Academic Press, 1992
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 370-393) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This work on Arctic birds also draws in information on the history of ornithology and ornithologists in the Arctic, material on the Eskimo people, whaling in the region and conservation issues for the area. Particular birds examined in the Arctic context include the Gyrfalcon, Knots, Ross's Gull, geese, divers, Snowy Owls and more. The book closes with practical advice on how to visit the Arctic.
Table of Contents
- The Arctic and its bird life
- birds and Arctic peoples
- whalers and discovery ships
- falcons from the Arctic
- bird-collecting in North America
- Britons in the Russian and Siberian Arctic, 1850-1914
- ornithological treasure trove
- goose puzzles in North America
- Arctic ornithologies
- bird studies in the Russian and Siberian Arctic
- ornithological research from Alaska eastwards to Spitsbergen
- the bird-watcher's Arctic
- conservation.
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