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Woodland birds /

Simms, Eric.

Woodland birds / Eric Simms. - London : William Collins and Sons, 1971. - xxii, 391 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm. - The new naturalist . - New naturalist. .

Contains index, appendix and bibliographical sources.

Preface -- Foreword -- Introduction --
1. The tree's environment -- 2. The origins of the british woodlands and their birds -- 3. The woodlands in historic times -- 4. A walk through the woods -- 5. The birds of summer oakwoods -- 6. the oakwoods in winter -- 7. The birds of other broad-leaved woods -- 8. The birds of coniferous woodland -- 9. Woodland bird-song -- 10. The birds of scrub and developing woodland -- 11. Woodland fragments, farms and forest edge -- 12. Woodland birds in towns -- 13. Populations and pressures -- 14. Birds and forestry --
Systematic list of woodland birds -- Appendix: Scientific names of plants mentioned in text -- Bibliography -- Index of birds -- Subject index --

0002132591 : (hbk.)


Birds--Behavior.
Forest birds.
Birds--Great Britain.

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