The California quail /
We all recognize the California Quail, with its striking good looks and mellow call notes. Widely distributed along the whole Pacific Coast, it has long been of interest to bird-lovers, sportsmen, ranchers, and wildlife biologists. In early times it was an important food source, and stocks were rapi...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
1985, ©1977.
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Edición: | First pbk. print. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | We all recognize the California Quail, with its striking good looks and mellow call notes. Widely distributed along the whole Pacific Coast, it has long been of interest to bird-lovers, sportsmen, ranchers, and wildlife biologists. In early times it was an important food source, and stocks were rapidly depleted by market hunters. Today its populations are being restored through the efforts of both private land-owners and government agencies. <br / |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xx, 281 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates) : illustrations. |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-278) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780520907775 0520907779 |