| Description |
405 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour), photographs (chiefly colour) ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
| Summary |
Renowned for its unusual mammals, Australia is a land of birds that are just as unusual, just as striking, a result of the continent's tens of millions of years of isolation. Compared with birds elsewhere, ours are more likely to be intelligent, aggressive and loud, to live in complex societies, and to be large and long-lived |
| Analysis |
Australia - History |
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Australian |
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Birds |
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Birds - Australia |
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Birds - Australia - History |
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Birds - Behavior |
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Birds - Behavior - Australia |
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History |
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Native animals |
| Notes |
Bibliography: p. [362]-377. Includes bibliographical notes and index. Awarded the Australian Book Industry General Non-Fiction Book of the Year, 2015 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [319]-377) and index |
| Notes |
Australian Book Industry General Non-Fiction Book of the Year, 2015 |
| Subject |
Birds -- Behavior -- Australia.
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Birds -- Evolution -- Australia.
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Birds -- Vocalization.
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Birds -- Australia.
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Birds -- Australia -- History.
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Birdsongs.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009591
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| ISBN |
0670077968 (paperback) |
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9780670077960 |
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