Charles Darwin's life with birds : his complete ornithology / Clifford B. Frith.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 23, 2016).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. The fledgling bird watcher -- 2. The voyaging bird observer -- 3. The bird collector returns and writes about them -- 4. The sedentary ornithologist thinks of origins -- 5. The variation of birds under domestication -- 6. The ornithologist thinks about avian sex -- 7. More thoughts on sex, and emotions, in birds -- 8. Charles Darwin as a fully fledged ornithologist -- Appendix 1: The complete published ornithology of Charles Darwin -- Appendix 2: Birds named after Charles Darwin -- Appendix 3: Birds collected by Charles Darwin during the voyage of the Beagle -- Appendix 4: John Gould as an anti-Darwinian visual propagandist.

Cover ; Charles Darwin's Life with Birds ; Copyright ; Dedication ; Contents ; Foreword ; Acknowledgements ; 1. The Fledgling Bird Watcher ; 2. The Voyaging Bird Observer ; 3. The Bird Collector Returns and Writes about Them ; 4. The Sedentary Ornithologist Thinks of Origins.

5. The Variation of Birds under Domestication 6. The Ornithologist Thinks about Avian Sex ; 7. More Thoughts on Sex, and Emotions, in Birds ; 8. Charles Darwin as a Fully Fledged Ornithologist ; Appendix 1: The Complete Published Ornithology of Charles Darwin.

Appendix 2: Birds Named after Charles Darwin Appendix 3: Birds Collected by Charles Darwin During the Voyage of the Beagle ; Appendix 4: John Gould as an Anti-. Darwinian Visual Propagandist ; Glossary ; References ; Index.

Focuses exclusively on Darwin the ornithologist, not on biographical aspects of Darwin's life.

English.

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