Birds of the Sun : Macaws and People in the U.S. Southwest and Mexican Northwest /

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"The multiple, vivid colors of scarlet macaws and their ability to mimic human speech are key reasons they were and are significant to the Native peoples of the southwestern U.S. and northwest New Mexico. Although the birds' natural habitat is the tropical forests of Mexico and Central Ame...

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Other Authors: Gilman, Patricia A. (Editor), Plog, Stephen (Editor), Schwartz, Christopher W., 1989- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, 2022.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Macaws.
Indians of North America > Ethnozoology.
Indians of Mexico > Ethnozoology.
Ethnoornithology.
Ethnoornithology > Mexico, North.
Ethnoornithology > Southwest, New.
Indians of North America > Ethnozoology > Southwest, New.
Macaws > Mexico, North > History.
Macaws > Southwest, New > History.
North Mexico.
New Southwest.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"The multiple, vivid colors of scarlet macaws and their ability to mimic human speech are key reasons they were and are significant to the Native peoples of the southwestern U.S. and northwest New Mexico. Although the birds' natural habitat is the tropical forests of Mexico and Central America, they were present at multiple archaeological sites in the region. Leading experts in southwestern archaeology explore the reasons why"--
Physical Description:1 online resource.
ISBN:9780816545360

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