Birds of Brisbane

Birds of Brisbane

Author: Gregory Czechura

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 9780977594375

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A comprehensive pocket-sized guide to the birds of Brisbane. This pocket companion is just the thing for any avid Brisbane bird-watcher. From frogmouths to falcons and crows to cockatoos, this little book contains images, calls and behaviours of every bird you're likely to find in and around Brisbane.


Michael Morcombe's Discovering Birds

Michael Morcombe's Discovering Birds

Author: Michael K. Morcombe

Publisher: Steve Parish

Published: 2007-01-01

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9781741932942

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"Moreton Bay & Islands, Gold Coast & Hinterland, The Scenic Rim, Sunshine Coast & Hinterland, Fraser Island & Northern New South Wales"


The Cuckoos

The Cuckoos

Author: Robert B. Payne

Publisher: Bird Families of the World

Published: 2005-07-14

Total Pages: 682

ISBN-13: 0198502133

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Where to Find Birds in Australia

Where to Find Birds in Australia

Author: John Bransbury

Publisher:

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 580

ISBN-13:

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A comprehensive site guide on Australia. Divided into chapters covering each of the 8 states, this title features information on routes, access, permits, accommodation, best time to visit, and plantlife and birds. It is illustrated with detailed maps for every locality, plus many colour photographs.


The Bird Man of Brisbane

The Bird Man of Brisbane

Author: Louis Pigott

Publisher: Boolarong Press

Published: 2012-03-14

Total Pages: 20

ISBN-13: 1921555629

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When Silvester Diggles arrived in 1855 there was little artistic or scientific talent in the small frontier town of Brisbane. By the time of his death in 1880, his paramount legacy was a large book on Australian birds, profusely illustrated with hand-coloured lithographs. Acting as his own publisher from 1865 onwards, Diggles produced the first substantial zoological work to commence publication in Australia. The compilation and content of this rare work of art and natural history is examined here in the light of Diggles’ life and times, as well as his ornithological predecessors and contemporaries. So too is his role in establishing the first scientific society and museum in Queensland. Also presented in this lavishly illustrated publication are colour plates from his bird book, and some of his original bird paintings for the first time. Diggles was indeed the preeminent birdman of his day, not only in Brisbane but also Queensland if not Australia-wide. Dr Rod Fisher Brisbane historian