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9781871774184 - J. M. McWilliam, Roger Ratcliffe: Scotland’s Minister for Ornithology, Rare & Unpublished Papers by
J. M. McWilliam, Roger Ratcliffe

Scotland’s Minister for Ornithology, Rare & Unpublished Papers by (2012)

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The Rev. John Morell McWilliam was one of the great characters of the Scottish bird world and first Honorary President of the Scottish Ornithologists’ Club. He is best known as the author of the much sought-after “The Birds of the Island of Bute” and “The Birds of the Firth of Clyde” (also available in Kobostore). Fellow founders of the SOC affectionately named McWilliam “Scotland’s Minister for Ornithology” and that’s the title given to this new collection of rare papers and notes from publica... The Rev. John Morell McWilliam was one of the great characters of the Scottish bird world and first Honorary President of the Scottish Ornithologists’ Club. He is best known as the author of the much sought-after “The Birds of the Island of Bute” and “The Birds of the Firth of Clyde” (also available in Kobostore). Fellow founders of the SOC affectionately named McWilliam “Scotland’s Minister for Ornithology” and that’s the title given to this new collection of rare papers and notes from publications like The Zoologist, British Birds and Scottish Naturalist. Of special interest is a lengthy paper from 1945 describing McWilliam’s discovery of the world’s 21st gannetry at the Scar Rocks in the Solway Firth. The ebook also includes fascinating extracts from his bird notebooks as well as a previously unpublished and often hilarious autobiography. Contents: Part One: Early Papers 1914-16 Notes on the Tree Sparrow in Donegal Notes on the Birds of Linlithgow Loch Notes on Some Irish Birds Part Two: Island of Bute 1915-1928 The Brent Goose In Bute Notes on Some of the Birds in Bute The Yellow Wagtail in the Seine-Inférieure The Open Winter and Early Nesting Notes on the Birds of Buteshire and Ayrshire The Roosting Habits of the Rooks of Bute Great Black-backed Gull Breeding in Buteshire Great Black-backed Gull Nesting in Clyde Area Nesting of the Wigeon in Bute Breeding of Eider in the Clyde Area Increase of Eider Ducks in the Firth of Clyde The Continental Song-Thrush in Bute Field Notes on the Twite and the Linnet Colour of Bill of Twite Some Abnormal Eggs of Wild Birds Spotted Redshank in Bute Notes about writing The Birds of the Island of Bute Part Three: Firth of Clyde 1928-1938 In Memoriam – John PatersonThe Corncrake in Bute Breeding of the Water-Rail in Bute The Grasshopper-Warbler in Bute Diving-powers of the Herring-Gull Some Considerations on Bird Fluctuations The Problem of the Ringed Guillemot Arctic Tern Nesting in Bute Census of Black-headed Gulls Nesting in Bute Colour of Bill of Hebridean Twite in Nesting Season The Water Shrew on Pladda Island Roost of Twites in Outer Hebrides Colour of Lesser Black-backed Gull Affected by Angle of Light The Irish Dipper in Argyllshire Part Four: Tynron, Dumfriesshire (1939-52) Breeding of the Gannet on the Scar Rocks On the Relation of the Short-earned Owl to the Common Vole The Scar Rocks Gannetry The Birds of the Scar Rocks: the Wigtownshire Gannetry Increase of Siskins in Dumfriesshire Bird Territory as a “Fixed Address” What is a Sub-species? The Birds of Sanda Island Part Five: Bird Notebooks (1902-1936) Part Six: An Irish Boyhood A Personal Record, 1957 Supplement to A Personal Record, 1960 Part Seven: Memoirs of the Great War Part Eight: Tributes Recollections by Donald Watson Obituary by Sir Arthur DuncanTaal: Engels;Formaat: ePub met kopieerbeveiliging (DRM) van Adobe;Kopieerrechten: Het kopiëren van (delen van) de pagina's is niet toegestaan ;Geschikt voor: Alle e-readers te koop bij bol.com (of compatible met Adobe DRM). Telefoons/tablets met Google Android (1.6 of hoger) voorzien van bol.com boekenbol app. PC en Mac met Adobe reader software;Verschijningsdatum: november 2012;ISBN10: 1871774187;ISBN13: 9781871774184; Engelstalig | Ebook | 2012.
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9781871774184 - J.M. McWilliam, Roger Ratcliffe: Scotland's Minister for Ornithology
J.M. McWilliam, Roger Ratcliffe

Scotland's Minister for Ornithology (2012)

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The Rev. John Morell McWilliam was one of the great characters of the Scottish bird world and first Honorary President of the Scottish Ornithologists' Club. He is best known as the author of the much sought-after "The Birds of the Island of Bute" and "The Birds of the Firth of Clyde" (also available in Kobostore). Fellow founders of the SOC affectionately named McWilliam "Scotland's Minister for Ornithology" and that's the title given to this new collection of rare papers and notes from publications like The Zoologist, British Birds and Scottish Naturalist. Of special interest is a lengthy paper from 1945 describing McWilliam's discovery of the world's 21st gannetry at the Scar Rocks in the Solway Firth. The ebook also includes fascinating extracts from his bird notebooks as well as a previously unpublished and often hilarious autobiography. Contents: Part One: Early Papers 1914-16 Notes on the Tree Sparrow in Donegal Notes on the Birds of Linlithgow Loch Notes on Some Irish Birds Part Two: Island of Bute 1915-1928 The Brent Goose In Bute Notes on Some of the Birds in Bute The Yellow Wagtail in the Seine-Inférieure The Open Winter and Early Nesting Notes on the Birds of Buteshire and Ayrshire The Roosting Habits of the Rooks of Bute Great Black-backed Gull Breeding in Buteshire Great Black-backed Gull Nesting in Clyde Area Nesting of the Wigeon in Bute Breeding of Eider in the Clyde Area Increase of Eider Ducks in the Firth of Clyde The Continental Song-Thrush in Bute Field Notes on the Twite and the Linnet Colour of Bill of Twite Some Abnormal Eggs of Wild Birds Spotted Redshank in Bute Notes about writing The Birds of the Island of Bute Part Three: Firth of Clyde 1928-1938 In Memoriam - John PatersonThe Corncrake in Bute Breeding of the Water-Rail in Bute The Grasshopper-Warbler in Bute Diving-powers of the Herring-Gull Some Considerations on Bird Fluctuations The Problem of the Ringed Guillemot Arctic Tern Nesting in Bute Census.
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