Author: Arthur Cleveland BentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Amphibians
Languages : en
Pages : 716
Book Description
Life Histories of North American Nuthatches, Wrens, Thrashers and Their Allies
Author: Arthur Cleveland BentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Amphibians
Languages : en
Pages : 716
Book Description
A Medieval Book of Magical Stones: The Peterborough Lapidary
Author: Francis YoungPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 099264044X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
A Medieval Book of Magical Stones is the first translation of the longest and most comprehensive medieval English treatise on the occult powers of stones and gems, the Peterborough Lapidary. Lapidaries (encyclopaedias of the 'virtues' of stones and minerals) were an essential resource for practitioners of natural and ritual magic as well as medicine. This late fifteenth-century manuscript from the library of Peterborough Cathedral describes 145 stones, portraying them as living beings whose properties range from giving the bearer the power to command spirits and foretell the future to healing numerous illnesses and communicating with spirits and the dead, along with instructions on how to release latent occult power from within stones. Many of the proposed uses of stones resemble the concerns of medieval necromancers, such as invisibility, love magic, power over animals and the creation of magical mirrors. pp. xliii+106; 2 column text; introduction; bibliography; analytical index; 8 b/w illustrations
Baby Birds
Author: Julie ZickefoosePublisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0544207777
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 365
Book Description
If you’ve ever wondered what goes on in bird nests, or what happens after a fledgling leaves the nest, come along on Julie’s sensitive exploration of often-uncharted ornithological ground. This beautiful book is as much an art book as it is a natural history, something readers have come to expect from Julie Zickefoose. More than 400 watercolor paintings show the breathtakingly swift development of seventeen different species of wild birds. Sixteen of those species nest on Julie's wildlife sanctuary, so she knows the birds intimately, and writes about them with authority. To create the bulk of this extraordinary work, Julie would borrow a wild nestling, draw it, then return it to its nest every day until it fledged. Some were orphans she raised by hand, giving the ultimate insider’s glimpse into their lives. In sparkling prose, Julie shares a lifetime of insight about bird breeding biology, growth, and cognition. As an artist and wildlife rehabilitator, Julie possesses a unique skill set that includes sketching and painting rapidly from life as well as handling delicate hatchlings. She is uniquely positioned to create such an opus, and in fact, nothing like it has ever been attempted. Julie has many fans, and she will gain many more with this unparalleled work.
Report of the Commissioner for ...
Author: United States Fish CommissionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fisheries
Languages : en
Pages : 570
Book Description
Nest of Stones
Author: Wanjohi Wa MakokhaPublisher: African Books Collective
ISBN: 9956578304
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Wanjohi wa Makokha's Nest of Stones is the second book of poems, since the publication of Sitawa Namwalie's Cut off my Tongue (Storymoja: 2009), devoted in principal to the moment of the 2007-2008 Kenyan Crisis. The crisis is locally known as the Post-Election Violence (PEV). The book collects over sixty pieces of his recent verse chosen on the basis of artistic merit and social relevance. The poems focus sharply on the tumultuous period between the General Elections of 2007 and August 4th Referendum of 2010. Some of the poems relate to events drawn out of earlier moments in Kenyan history but are invoked as contexts of the recent discord. Wa Makokha's interesting narratives are written in the form of lyrical folk verse. The verses are poignant vignettes, out of experiences of different communities and regions of Kenya, serving as repositories of the memory of a tumultuous moment in the life of a nation. Nest of Stones derives its themes from the commonwealth of Kenyan experiences across ethnic and political divides. This idea of the interrelatedness of the peoples inhabiting the Kenyan space; is in a way, a veritable interrogation of the 'imagined community' leitmotif most often recoursed to when analyzing the tensions of co-existence in the postcolonial world. The heart of these amazing poems lies in Kenya but their philosophy of life is universal.
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Author: Nest Building and Bird Behavior
Author: Nicholas E. ColliasPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400853621
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
This book is a comprehensive study of nest-building behavior in birds. A much-needed synthesis of the previously scattered literature on this central aspect of avian biology, it is organized by behavior problems and focuses on evolution as its unifying theme. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Biennial Report of the State Board of Fish Commissioners
Author: Michigan. State Board of Fish CommissionersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fish culture
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Reports for 1888/90, 1892/94-1894/96, 1903/04- include Bulletin of the Michigan Fish Commission, 6th-7th also issued separately
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Author: Jacob Reighard