Birds of Hawaii / by George C. Munro ; colored illustrations by Y. Oda.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Munro, George Campbell, 1866-1963.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Birds--Hawaii.

Birds.

Zoology--Hawaii.

Zoology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (235 pages)

Place of Publication:

Honolulu, Hawaii : Tongg publishing company, [1944]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Birds of Hawaii is not a drily scientific text, although it is clearly the product of scientific observation and study. It is enlivened by Mr. Munro's consuming pleasure in his subject and by his introduction of hundreds of interesting sidelights from his lifetime pursuit of knowledge concerning it.The book is divided into three sections: ""Native Birds"", ""Stray Variants to the Hawaiian Islands"" and ""Imported Birds."" Each bird is identified by its scientific name, its common name(or names), and in the case of native birds, by its Hawaiian name. These designations are f

Contents:

Notes; Dedication; Acknowledgment; [ Table of Contents ]; Preface; Native Hawaiian Birds; SEA BIRDS; FOREST BIRDS; Stray Visitants to the Hawaiian Islands; Imported Birds; Index; CHANGES AND CORRECTIONS IN SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF BIRDS; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Bibliography included in preface.

ISBN:

1-4629-0954-X

OCLC:

811507080