Research Catalog

Title

Pigeons and doves of the world; illustrations by Robert Gillmor.

Author

Goodwin, Derek.

Publication

London, British Museum (Natural History), 1967.

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Details

Description

vi, 446 pages 3 plates, illustrations (including 24 color maps); 29 cm

Series Statement

[British Museum (Natural History)] Publications, no. 663

Uniform Title

Publication (British Museum (Natural History)) ; no. 663.

Subject

• Columbidae
• Columbidae
• Pigeons
• Colombes
• Columbidés

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographies.

Contents

Introduction -- Acknowledgements -- Nomenclature: genera, species, sub-species, varieties and breeds -- Adaptive radiation and some adptive characters -- coloration of plumage and soft parts -- Plumage sequences -- Clutch size and egg colour -- Feeding habits -- Drinking, bathing, sunning, preening and comfort movements -- Voice and other sound signals -- Display and social behaviour -- Pair formation and the relationship of the pair -- Nesting and parental care -- Escape and some other anti-predator behaviour -- The typical pigeons -- The turtle doves -- The genos aplopelia -- Cuckoo dovds and long-tailed pigeons -- The turtle doves -- The genus Aplopelia -- Cuckoo doves and long-tailed pigeons -- African spot winged doves -- Emerald doves and bronzewings -- The Wonga Pigeon and the geopelias -- The mourning dove group -- The American ground doves -- T he doves of the genus Leptotila -- The American quail doves -- The Nicobar pigeon -- The old world quail doves -- The thick-billed ground pigeon -- Solomon Island crowned pigeon -- Pheasant pigeons -- The crowned pigeons -- The tooth-billed pigeon -- The brown fruit doves -- The green pigeons -- The fruit doves -- The blue fruit doves -- The larger fruit pigeons -- Mountain pigeons -- Index of species: English names -- Index of scientific names.

LCCN

68095297

OCLC

• ocm00460562
• 460562
• SCSB-318094

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library