Storm Petrel and the Owl of Athena / / Louis Joseph Halle.
The first part of this book describes a wide variety of seabirds from the author's personal observation and knowledge of their ways; the second offers reflective essays on the general theme of birds in their relation to man.Originally published in 1970.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the late...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015] ©1970 |
Year of Publication: | 2015 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Princeton Legacy Library ;
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (282 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Part One. From Another World -- Introduction -- I. From Another World -- II. The Fulmar Flying Free -- III. Of Gulls and Men -- IV. Birds that Attack Men -- V. The Great Auk, the Little Auk, and Man -- VI. Seagoing Sandpipers and Some Relatives -- VII. The Gannet and the Ancient Shag -- VIII. Birds of the Past and Birds of the Future -- Epilogue -- Part Two: Of Birds and Boundaries -- The Water Rail -- The Marsh Terns -- Scene: Geneva; Time: A Morning in June -- Alpine Choughs in a Valley -- The Concept of Species -- The Refugee Species -- The Parish of America -- Hudson's Pampas Today -- On Rereading Green Mansions -- The Owl of Athena -- Epilogue: The Religion of Sedge -- Bibliography -- List of Species and Index |
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Summary: | The first part of this book describes a wide variety of seabirds from the author's personal observation and knowledge of their ways; the second offers reflective essays on the general theme of birds in their relation to man.Originally published in 1970.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781400869336 9783110426847 9783110413595 9783110442496 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9781400869336 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Louis Joseph Halle. |