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1 online resource (350 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Foreword""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""FOSSIL HISTORY OF PARROTS""; ""AUSTRALASIAN DISTRIBUTION""; ""SUPERFAMILY Strigopoidea""; ""FAMILY Strigopidae""; ""GENUS Strigops""; ""Kakapo S. habroptila""; ""FAMILY Nestoridae""; ""GENUS Nestor""; ""New Zealand Kaka N. meridionalis""; ""Norfolk Island Kaka N. productus""; ""SUPERFAMILY Cacatuoidea""; ""FAMILY Cacatuidae""; ""SUBFAMILY Calyptorhynchinae""; ""GENUS Calyptorhynchus""; ""SUBGENUS Zanda""; ""Carnabyâ#x80;#x99;s Black Cockatoo C. latirostris""; ""Baudinâ#x80;#x99;s Black Cockatoo C. baudinii"" |
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""SUBFAMILY Cacatuinae""""TRIBE Cacatuini""; ""GENUS Cacatua""; ""SUBGENUS Cacatua""; ""Yellow-crested Cockatoo C. sulphurea""; ""White-crested Cockatoo C. alba""; ""SUBGENUS Licmetis""; ""Philippine Cockatoo C. haematuropygia""; ""SUPERFAMILY Psittacoidea""; ""FAMILY Psittaculidae""; ""SUBFAMILY Platycercinae""; ""TRIBE Platycercini""; ""GENUS Psephotellus""; ""Golden-shouldered Parrot P. chrysopterygius""; ""Paradise Parrot P. pulcherrimus""; ""GENUS Lathamus""; ""Swift Parrot L. discolor""; ""GENUS Eunymphicus""; ""Horned Parakeet E. cornutus""; ""Ouvéa Parakeet E. uvaeensis"" |
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""GENUS Cyanoramphus""""Red-fronted Parakeet C. novaezelandiae""; ""Chatham Islands Parakeet C. forbesi""; ""Orange-fronted Parakeet C. malherbi""; ""Black-fronted Parakeet C. zealandicus""; ""Raiatea Parakeet C. ulietanus""; ""TRIBE Pezoporini""; ""GENUS Pezoporus""; ""Ground Parrot P. wallicus""; ""Night Parrot P. occidentalis""; ""GENUS Neophema""; ""SUBGENUS Neonanodes""; ""Orange-bellied Parrot N. chrysogaster""; ""SUBFAMILY Loriinae""; ""TRIBE Loriini""; ""GENUS Charmosyna""; ""Blue-fronted Lorikeet C. toxopei""; ""New Caledonian Lorikeet C. diadema"" |
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""Red-throated Lorikeet C. amabilis""""GENUS Vini""; ""Rimatara Lorikeet V. kuhlii""; ""Henderson Island Lorikeet V. stepheni""; ""Blue Lorikeet V. peruviana""; ""Ultramarine Lorikeet V. ultramarina""; ""GENUS Lorius""; ""Purple-naped Lory L. domicella""; ""GENUS Eos""; ""Red and Blue Lory E. histrio""; ""TRIBE Cyclopsittacini""; ""GENUS Cyclopsitta""; ""Coxenâ#x80;#x99;s Fig Parrot C. coxeni""; ""SUBFAMILY Agapornithinae""; ""GENUS Loriculus""; ""Philippine Hanging Parrot L. philippensis""; ""Wallaceâ#x80;#x99;s Hanging Parrot L. flosculus""; ""SUBFAMILY Psittaculinae""; ""TRIBE Psittaculini"" |
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""GENUS Prioniturus""""Green Racquet-tail P. luconensis""; ""Sulu Racquet-tail P. verticalis""; ""AFRO-ASIAN DISTRIBUTION""; ""SUPERFAMILY Psittacoidea""; ""FAMILY Psittacidae""; ""SUBFAMILY Psittacinae""; ""GENUS Poicephalus""; ""Cape Parrot P. robustus""; ""FAMILY Psittaculidae""; ""SUBFAMILY Psittaculinae""; ""TRIBE Psittaculini""; ""GENUS Psittacula""; ""Seychelles Parakeet P. wardi""; ""Mauritius Parakeet P. eques""; ""Newtonâ#x80;#x99;s Parakeet P. exsul""; ""GENUS Mascarinus""; ""Mascarene Parrot M. mascarin""; ""NEOTROPICAL DISTRIBUTION""; ""SUPERFAMILY Psittacoidea""; ""FAMILY Psittacidae"" |
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""SUBFAMILY Arinae"" |
| Summary |
A detailed illustrated account of parrots which have become extinct or are facing extinction. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Parrots -- Identification.
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Parrots. |
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Field guides.
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Extinct birds -- Identification.
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Extinct birds. |
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Rare birds -- Identification.
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Rare birds. |
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Knight, Frank, 1941-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Forshaw, Joseph. Vanished and Vanishing Parrots : Profiling Extinct and Endangered Species. Collingwood : CSIRO PUBLISHING, ©2017 9780643096325 |
| ISBN |
9780643106499 (electronic book) |
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0643106499 (electronic book) |
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9780643096325 |
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9781501704697 |
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9780643106505 (epub) |
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