The greenshank / by Desmond Nethersole-Thompson ; with 4 colour photographs by John Markham and F. C. Pickering.
Series: New naturalistPublication details: Collins, 1951. London :Description: xii, 244 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cmSubject(s): DDC classification:- 23 598.33
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Non-Loanable Book | Library | Reserve | 598.33 NET (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | 000422609 |
42 black-and-white photographs & 12 maps and diagrams
Contains appendices, index and bibliographical sources
Editor's preface -- Author's preface --
1. Early beginnings -- 2. The story of the greenshank -- 3. Distribution, movements and relations -- 4. Greehshanks in Britain -- 5. The greenshank's world -- 6. Enemies and food -- 7. Population density -- 8. Individuals and their territories -- 9. Nest-hunting -- 10. Voice -- 11. Courtship -- 12. Triangles -- 13. Living-space -- 14. Nest and nest-choice -- 15. Egg-laying, the egg and the clutch -- 16. Brooding -- 17. The crisis of hatching -- 18. Baby greenshanks -- 19. Psychology and emotion --
Appendix 1 - List of forests in which greenshanks have been found during the breeding season --
Appendix 2 - Venacular names of the greeshank --
Appendix 3 - A musical appreciation of the calls of the greenshank, by M. E. W. North --
Appendix 4 Egg-laying notes and observations --
Appendix 5 - Brooding diaries and observations --
Appendix 6 - Egg-shell disposal and hatching behaviour --
Bibliography -- Acknowledgements -- Index --
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