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In Search of Sparrows: Poyser Monographs

Autor Denis Summers-Smith
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 29 oct 2010
The humble House Sparrow, common everywhere, was surprisingly poorly researched and Summers-Smith's work soon provided interesting insights into this successful and adaptable little bird.Denis Summers-Smith first took up the study of the House Sparrow in 1947, thinking that the difficulties of travel in post-war Britain would best suit the study of a species always close at hand. As new opportunities to travel opened up, his interest blossomed to take in the genus Passer as a whole. His travels would ultimately lead to his study of all but one group, found only in the deepest Turkestan, and to the publication of his authoritative monograph on sparrows in 1988.While that book presented his knowledge of sparrow biology, this volume tells the other, human, side of the tale. His wry descriptions of the tribulations and unexpected pleasures of a traveller on four continents, from the Himalayas and Thailand, to Africa and the Americas (with a good few islands in between) are interspersed with observations and speculations on the biology of sparrows in a wide variety of habitats. Everywhere local officials and birdwatchers warmed to the eccentric Scot in pursuit of the little birds that nobody notices but which so often make their homes beside us.The author's own photographs and delightful cartoons by Euan Dunn further paint the picture of this lifelong search.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781408137833
ISBN-10: 1408137836
Pagini: 144
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 11 mm
Greutate: 0.48 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția T & AD Poyser
Seria Poyser Monographs

Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Notă biografică

Denis Summers-Smith is a mechanical engineer and, although nominally retiring in 1982, still continues to consult in tribology, his specialist field; in this capacity he has visited all six continents in the past five years. He confesses to an obsessional interest in sparrows. This began in 1947 with a study of the House Sparrow that led to the publication of The House Sparrow in 1963. He then broadened his interest to the other members of the genus, travelling extensively throughout Africa, Asia and the Mediterranean basin in their pursuit. A second book, The Sparrows, appeared in 1988. His wife, Margaret, has been a faithful attendant on most of these journeys. He has served on committees of the British Ornithologists' Union and the British Trust for Ornithology, publishing a number of papers in the journals of both these societies.

Cuprins

Preface and Acknowledgements 1 Beginnings2 Which is the 'house sparrow'? Afghanistan3 A biological mix-up: The Mediterranean Basin4 Sparrow pots: Melita, Cossyra and Serendip5 The colonists: The Maraconese6 A difficult journey: The Sahara7 Going for gold: Senegal8 Paradise: Northern Kenya9 A solitary sparrow10 Sparrow number twenty: The Cape Verdes11 A success story: Israel and Cyprus12 Moving east: Himalayas13 Two birds with one stone: Land of the Five Rivers14 Further East: Thailand15 Failures: USA, Seychelles, Venezuela, China16 Most about the House Sparrow: Back HomePostlude Appendix A: Scientific names of birds mentioned in the textAppendix B: Bibliography