The Hornbills

Author : Alan C. Kemp
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Hornbills written by Alan C. Kemp and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1995 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introducing a major new series... Bird Families of the World Editors: Christopher Perrins, Walter J. Bock, Jiro Kikkawa Providing the most comprehensive and up-to-date information available. Bird Families of the World is a new multi-volume series of handbooks, intended to serve the interests of both the professional scientist and the ever-growing body of amateur ornithologists. Each volume will provide acomprehensive and accurate synthesis of our knowledge of one bird family or several related families. Features include:- * Authoritative chapters on the birds' biology, feeding, ecology, breeding behaviour, evolutionary relationships and conservation * Specially commissioned colour plates by leading artists * Black and white drawings illustrating special features and behaviour * Full bibliography and index The Hornbills is a comprehensive account of all 54 species of these fascinating birds known for their interesting social behaviour and nesting habits. Introductory chapters provide a detailed overview of the family. These are followed by the 54 species accounts, each one giving a completedescription of the bird in its natural state. Much of the information is based on the author's own research in Africa and Asia.

Author : Benn Rhyens
Publisher : Bennie Van Rhyn
ISBN 13 : 0975643614
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dance of the Hornbills written by Benn Rhyens and published by Bennie Van Rhyn. This book was released on 2024-05-06 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this epic adventure of destiny and betrayal in Namibia, two people pursue their hearts’ desire, with devastating consequences. Sixteen-year-old Ruben Odendaal knows little about romantic love. His whole life has unfolded within the bounds of the family farm, steeped in the shadows of painful racial tension and volatile politics. Then he meets Isabelle Hoffman, a girl with a universe of promise and possibility in her eyes, and suddenly, anything seems possible. But for all their deep yearning and devotion, Isabelle's mother has other plans, and their love is severed as quickly as it takes bloom. Decades later, when fate conspires to bring Ruben back into Isabelle’s life, time has only exacerbated their differences. Isabelle is now married to an affluent businessman, while Ruben longs to leave Africa and find a new beginning elsewhere. Namibia has also changed, but violence simmers alongside hate and despair. Longings deepen and secrets grow. Bound to pursue rekindled feelings, Isabelle and Ruben find the twin wills of power and prejudice before them, demanding an impossible sacrifice.

Author : Margaret F. Kinnaird
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226437124
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ecology and Conservation of Asian Hornbills written by Margaret F. Kinnaird and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hornbills are among the world’s most distinct birds. Easily recognized by their oversized beaks adorned with large casques, they range from Africa to India and throughout Asia. One of the oldest bird orders, they have been known to mankind for millennia and loom large in the mythology of indigenous cultures of tropical Asia. In the past thirty years, ecologists have uncovered many fascinating aspects of hornbill biology, from their unique nest-sealing behavior to their roles as farmers of the forest. Building on fourteen years of research, Margaret F. Kinnaird and Timothy G. O’Brien offer in Ecology and Conservation of Asian Hornbills the most up-to-date information on the evolution, reproduction, feeding ecology, and movement patterns of thirty-one species of Asian hornbills. The authors address questions of ecological functionality, ecosystem services, and keystone relationships, as well as the disturbing influence of forest loss and fragmentation on hornbills. Complemented by superb full-color images by renowned photographer Tim Laman that provide rare glimpses of hornbills in their native habitat and black-and-white illustrations by Jonathan Kingdon that highlight the intriguing aspects of hornbill behavior, Ecology and Conservation of Asian Hornbills will stand tall in the pantheon of natural history studies for years to come.

Author : Dr. Raju Kasambe
Publisher : Raju Kasambe
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Indian Grey Hornbill written by Dr. Raju Kasambe and published by Raju Kasambe . This book was released on 2020-01-11 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book about Indian Grey Hornbills Ocyceros birostris gives an account of the research carried out by the author for his doctoral Thesis about hornbills, sans the complex data. Sometimes it takes the form of storytelling and how the secrets about hornbill's life were unraveled and sometimes it is just fact sharing. The book covers many aspects of the Indian Grey Hornbill’s life, including how the hornbills manage to keep the sealed cavity clean? Latest findings about the species are also added along with photographs. Overall, it gives you glimpses of the life of these enchanting birds – hornbills !

Author : Frank Hall Knowlton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 936 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Birds of the World written by Frank Hall Knowlton and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 936 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Set forth in non-technical language the salient facts regarding the birds of the world ... Every family has been reviewed ... The treatment of the so-called game birds, both aquatic and non-aquatic, has purposely been made very full ... Main attention has been given to the birds as they appear in their homes--that is, their plumage, habits, songs; nests and eggs, food, etc."--Preface. 233 illustrations--color and black & white photographs, line drawings. Indexed.

Author : Paul Belloni Du Chaillu
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The World of the Great Forest written by Paul Belloni Du Chaillu and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Charles Henry Robinson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hausa Grammar, with Exercises, Readings, and Vocabularies written by Charles Henry Robinson and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Publisher : Mittal Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 546 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Encyclopedia of Natural History written by and published by Mittal Publications. This book was released on with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Simon Fenton
Publisher : Eye Books (US&CA)
ISBN 13 : 1785630296
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chasing Hornbills written by Simon Fenton and published by Eye Books (US&CA). This book was released on 2018-08-03 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chasing Hornbills charts Simon Fenton's further adventures in Senegal. Now a father, and expanding his business interests to include a taxi firm and a restaurant, he continues to face the everyday frustrations and exhilarations that made Squirting Milk at Chameleons such a compelling and entertaining read. But as his understanding of Senegalese life and culture grows, so do questions about his future. Will the Accidental African settle permanently in his adopted home, or will he give up and return to his old familiar life?

Author : Richard Lydekker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 800 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Natural History written by Richard Lydekker and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: