Keywords:
Golden oriole.
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Birds.
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Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
An authoritative yet highly readable monograph on one of Britain'srarest yet most spectacular breeding birds, the Golden Oriole. This isthe latest title in the acclaimed series of Poyser monographs.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (315 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781408132982
Series Statement:
Poyser Monographs
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=554156
Language:
English
Note:
Cover Page -- Copyright Page -- Title Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. The Golden Oriole and the genus Oriolus -- 2. The story of Lakenheath and The Golden Oriole Group -- 3. Habitat in Britain, Europe and North Africa -- 4. Habitat in other parts of the breeding range -- 5. The special case of Kazakhstan -- 6. Climate and weather -- 7. Courtship and nest-building -- 8. Egg-laying and incubation -- 9. Nestlings and fledglings -- 10. Diet -- 11. Interspecific relationships -- 12. Song and calls -- 13. Population: past, present and future -- 14. Migration -- 15. Wintering -- 16. Orioles in captivity -- Appendices -- 1 Systematic list of Oriolidae -- 2 List of species mentioned in the text -- 3 Invertebrate prey -- 4 Site occupancy 1987-2005 -- 5 'Oriole' in other languages and places -- 6 Analysis of a recording of an oriole song -- 7 Details of the 1987 survey -- 8 Historical records of Golden Oriole in Britain -- Bibliography.
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