Feather and Brush traces the 300-year history of bird art in Australia, from the crudely illustrated records of the earliest European voyages of discovery to the diversity of artwork available today. It is a history inseparable from the development of Australian ornithology. Against a background of establishment of the country itself...more details Format:Hardback Pages:240
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Penny Olsen
ISBN:9780642276520
This book follows the story of the Paradise Parrot, beginning in 1844, when John Gilbert spotted it on the Condamine River in Queensland. Gilbert wrote to his employer John Gould...more details Format:Paperback / softback Pages:270
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Penny Olsen
ISBN:9780642277060
Late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Eurocentric perceptions of natural history led to the flora and fauna of the new colony of New South Wales being viewed as deficient and inferior. The swans of the colony were black and eagles white...more details Format:Paperback / softback Pages:240
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Penny Olsen
ISBN:9780643091658
A comprehensive overview of Australias largest true eagle and one of our few large predators and scavengers. First appearing in Aboriginal rock-paintings more than 5000 years ago...more details Format:Paperback / softback Pages:111
Australia's Wedge-tailed Eagle belongs to the family of eagles, which together span the world. Eagles are powerful predators, with exceptional powers of flight and sight...more details Format:Electronic book text Pages:120
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Penny Olsen
ISBN:9780643093140
Australia's Wedge-tailed Eagle belongs to the family of eagles, which together span the world. Eagles are powerful predators, with exceptional powers of flight and sight...more details Format:Electronic book text Pages:120
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Penny Olsen; Leo Joseph
ISBN:9780643094932
Stray Feathers showcases some of the remarkable adaptations of Australian birds. A brief introduction describes how evolution shapes form and function...more details Format:Paperback / softback Pages:288
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Olsen Penny
ISBN:9780642277046
Rocky and Ruby Robin have decided to build a nest. Before they start, they visit all their friends to see what sort of nest would be best. Each bird sells the virtues of their own particular nest design...more details Format:Paperback / softback Pages:32