The Blackbird
Published in January 1987
Book
Paperback/Softback
24 pages
978-0-85263-854-5 (ISBN)
Description
The blackbird is one of the most familiar British birds and this book deals with its behaviour, feeding habits, song and calls, nesting, movements and migrations and length of life.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustrations
b&w and colour Illustrations, plans, transparencies, bibliography
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 150 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-85263-854-5 (9780852638545)
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Person
Dr David Snow MA, DPhil,DSc, began to study Blackbirds in the 1950s when he was a member of the Edward Grey Institute of Field Ornithology at Oxford. Since then he has carried out ornithological research in Trinidad, South America and the Galapagos Islands and has been Director of Research at the British Trust for Ornithology. Before retiring in 1984 he was a senior scientist at the Sub-department of Ornithology, British Museum (Natural History).
Content
Introduction and description; The Blackbird and its relatives; Life history; Statistical aspects of breeding; Populations and movements; Longevity and mortality; The Blackbird and man; Further reading