The birds of ancient Egypt / Patrick F. Houlihan and Steven M. Goodman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Houlihan, Patrick F., author.

Goodman, Steven M., author.

Series:

Oxbow Classics in Egyptology Series

Oxbow Classics in Egyptology Series ; v.15

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Birds--Egypt--History.

Birds.

Birds in art--History.

Birds in art.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (226 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England : Oxbow Books, [2023]

Summary:

Facsimile reissue of Patrick Houlihan's 1986 survey of all bird life depicted by the ancient Egyptians, hailed as sumptuously produced and a finely illustrated outstanding work.

Contents:

Cover

Book Title page

Copyright page

CONTENTS

Sources of the figures

Map of Ancient Egypt

Preface

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations and References cited

THE CATALOGUE

1. Ostrich

2. Diver

3. Cormorant

4. Darter

5. White or Pink-backed Pelican

6. Dalmatian Pelican

7. Heron

8. Egret

9. Night Heron

10. Little Bittern/Bittern

11. Black Stork

12 Saddlebill Stork

13. Whale-headed Stork (?)

14. Glossy Ibis

15. Sacred Ibis

16. Hermit Ibis

17. European Spoonbill

18. Greater Flamingo

19. Black Kite

20. Egyptian Vulture

21. Griffon Vulture

22. Lappet-faced Vulture

23. Long-legged Buzzard

24. Lesser Kestrel/Kestrel

25. "Horus Falcon"

26. Mute Swan

27. Whooper or Bewick's Swan

28. Greylag Goose

29. White-fronted Goose

30. Bean Goose

31. Red-breasted Goose

32. Egyptian Goose

33. Ruddy Shelduck

34. Common Shelduck

35. Green-winged Teal

36. European Wigeon

37. Pintail

38. Tufted Duck

39. Common Quail

40. Red Junglefowl

41. Helmeted Guineafowl

42. Common Crane

43. Demoiselle Crane

44. Purple Gallinule

45. European Coot

46. Painted Snipe

47. Ringed Plover or Little Ringed Plover

48. Lapwing

49. Spur-winged Plover

50. Sandpiper

51. Avocet

52. Pin-tailed Sandgrouse

53. Rock Pigeon

54. Turtle Dove

55. Great Spotted Cuckoo

56. Barn Owl

57. "Eared" Owl

58. Roller

59. Kingfisher

60. Pied Kingfisher

61. Bee-eater

62. Hoopoe

63. Crag Martin or Pale Crag Martin

64. Swallow

65. House Martin

66. White/Pied Wagtail

67. Red-backed Shrike

68. Masked Shrike

69. Golden Oriole

70. Crow

71. Redstart

72. House Sparrow

73. Bat

APPENDIX I - The Mummified Birds

APPENDIX II - A Preliminary Checklist to the Birds of Egypt by STEVEN M. GOODMAN.

NOTES to the Catalogue to the Checklist

Chronological Table

Index English Names

Back Cover.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes indexes.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9798888570296

OCLC:

1395181485