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The feathery tribe : Robert Ridgway and the modern study of birds /
"Amateurs and professionals studying birds at the end of the nineteenth century were a contentious, passionate group with goals that intersected, collided and occasionally merged in their writings and organizations. Driven by a desire to advance science, as well as by ego, pride, honor, insecur...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New Haven [Conn.] :
Yale University Press,
©2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Transcription Notes
- Chapter 1. The Making of a Bird Man
- Chapter 2. The Smithsonian Years
- Chapter 3. To Have or Have Not: America�s First Bird Organizations
- Chapter 4. Bird Study Collections
- Chapter 5. Nomenclatural Struggles, Checklists, and Codes
- Chapter 6. Publications about Birds
- Chapter 7. Standardizing the Colors of Birds: Ridgway�s Color Dictionaries
- Epilogue
- Appendix: Robert Ridgway�s Published Works
- List of Abbreviations
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
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