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A study of blackbirds.

Title
A study of blackbirds. Illus. by Robert Gillmor.
Author
Snow, David (David William)
Publication
London, G. Allen and Unwin [1958]

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Description
191 pages illustrations, diagrams
Summary
Classic study of community of blackbirds in the Botanic garden at Oxford.
Subject
  • Blackbirds
  • Amsel
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. 187-190.
Contents
Plumages and moults -- Food and feeding habits -- The territory -- Song and calls -- Threatening and fighting -- Sexual displays -- Pair-formation and the pair-bond -- Nesting -- Care of the fledged young -- The young bird grows up -- The dispersal of the young -- The breeding season -- Clutch-size -- Breeding success -- The Botanic Garden population -- Other populations -- Blackbirds elsewhere -- Appendix 1. notes on the observations of others -- Appendix 2. scientific names of birds mentioned in the text.
OCLC
  • ocm04148885
  • 4148885
  • SCSB-318210
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library