Drawn from paradise : the discovery, art and natural history of the birds of paradise / David Attenborough and Errol Fuller.
- Attenborough, David, 1926-
- Date:
- 2012
- Books
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Description
From the moment they were introduced to the European mind in the early sixteenth century, their unique beauty was recognised and commemorated in the first name that they were given -- birds so beautiful they must be birds from paradise.
Publication/Creation
London : Collins, 2012.
Physical description
251 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm
Contents
The first of the family : genus Paradisaea -- The twelve-wired bird : genus Seleucidis -- The king and his cousins : genus Cicinnurus -- The head-plumed dancers : genus Parotia -- The superb bird : genus Lophorina -- The sicklebills : genus Epimachus and genus Drepanornis -- The highlanders : genus Astrapia -- The riflebirds : genus Ptiloris -- The final glories : genus Semioptera and genus Pteridophora with genus Astrapia -- The meaning of the dances -- Hybrids -- Appendix. People associated with the discovery and visual representation of birds of paradise.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Where to find it
Location Status History of MedicineASSP.AL.3Open shelves
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ISBN
- 9780007487615
- 0007487614