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    London : T & A D Poyser
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    gbv_1694791114
    Format: 1 Online-Ressource (viii, 141 p) , ill., maps
    Edition: London Bloomsbury Publishing 2014 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
    Edition: Also issued in print
    ISBN: 0856610739 , 9781472597151
    Series Statement: Poyser monographs
    Content: "Denis Summers-Smith first took up the study of the House Sparrow in 1947, thinking that the difficulties of travel in post-war Britain would best suit the study of a species always close at hand. The humble House Sparrow, common everywhere, was surprisingly poorly researched and his work soon provided interesting insights into this successful and adaptable little bird. As new opportunities to travel opened up, his interest blossomed to take in the genus Passer as a whole. His travels would ultimately lead to his study of all but one of the group, found only in deepest Turkestan, and to the publication of his authoritative monograph on sparrows in 1988. While that book presented his knowledge of sparrow biology, this volume tells the other, human, side of the tale. His wry descriptions of the tribulations and unexpected pleasures of a traveller on four continents, from the Himalayas and Thailand to Africa and the Americas (with a good few islands in between), are interspersed with observations and speculations on the biology of sparrows in a wide variety of habitats. Everywhere local officials and bird watchers warmed to the eccentric Scot in pursuit of the little birds that nobody notices but which so often make their homes beside us. The author's own photographs and delightful cartoons by Euan Dunn further paint the picture of this lifelong search. Illustrated by Euan Dunn."--Bloomsbury Publishing
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. [137]) and index , Also issued in print. , Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web , Barrierefreier Inhalt: Compliant with Level AA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. Content is displayed as HTML full text which can easily be resized or read with assistive technology, with mark-up that allows screen readers and keyboard-only users to navigate easily
    Additional Edition: ISBN 9781408137833
    Additional Edition: Available in another form
    Language: English
    Keywords: Electronic books
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