On Rare Birds: A Lamentation on Natural History's Extinct and Endangered

by Anita Albus, Gerald Chapple (Translator)

Overview

A passionate natural history of extinct and endangered bird species from around the world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780762774838
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	09/03/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	64 MB
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About the Author

Anita Albus is an award-winning writer and artist based in Munich and Burgundy. She is known for her detailed nature paintings as well as for her essays, stories, and writings on art history. Her books include The Art of Arts, The Botanical Drama, The Garden of Songs, and The Botanical Spectacle. Her prizes include the Medal of Honor from the Federal Republic of Germany (2001).

Table of Contents

Translator's Note ix

Part I Birds Extinct

1 The Passenger Pigeon's Eclipse 1

2 The Parakeet and Its Practices 11

3 The Ways of the Great Auk 19

4 The Loneliness of the Macaw 29

Part II Birds Threatened and Endangered

5 The Wondrous Waldrapp 63

6 The Shy Corncrake 105

7 The Uncanny Goatsucker, or the Willful Nightjar 125

8 The Beautiful Barn Owl 151

9 The Intrepid Hawk Owl 173

10 The Wise Kingfisher 183

Afterword 215

Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, "Discourse on the Nature of Birds" (1770) 229

Endnotes 249

Bibliography 261

List of Illustrations and Credits 269

Index of Names 273

Editorial Reviews

"A twinkle of humor and a twist of wit illuminate the stories of these birds and the human figures that go with them. Life is really a series of stories, and Anita Albus is a superb storyteller." —ROBERT BATEMAN"In Anita Albus's pictures we see things in a way that we've either unlearned or forgotten." —CLAUDE LÉVI-STRAUSS "Anita Albus has created a thoroughly researched text using historical sources and glorious art to produce a fascinating book for bird lovers." —RICHARD CANNINGS, author of An Enchantment of Birds

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