Author: Smith, Stuart Grayston ; & Hosking, Eric
Title: Birds Fighting : Experimental Studies of the Aggressive Displays of Some Birds
Description: London, Faber & Faber, [1955]. orig.cloth. 22x16cm, 128,(24) pp. Rubberstamp to half-title and title-page.. 24pp photoplates.. Rubbed. Corner bumped. Flyleaves foxed. Good. ¶ Contents: Adventures with a Stuffed Cuckoo: Experiments with a Pair of Willow-Warbles; A Detailed Study of the Willow-Warber Variation During the Breeding Cycle; A Detailed Study of the Willow-Warbler Relevance & Recognition; Nightingale & Robin; Chats, Pipits, & Some Other Small Birds; Summing-Up on the Cuckoo; Intra-Specific Aggression: The Aggressive Displays of the Ringed Plver; The Aggressive Displays of the Oystercatcher;Experiments with Various Waders: Common Sandpiper, Snipe, Stone-Curlew, Greenshank & Redshank; The Wheather's Dance; Avocet Displays; Experiments with a Stuffed Jay, with an Australian Pallid Cuckoo, and at a Prepared Drinking Place; General Summing-Up. Locations/Orders : Availability Location : Museum Comp Zoology QL698 .S58 1955 Holdings Availability Description : 128 p. illus. 22 cm. Notes : Includes bibliography. Subject :Birds -- Behavior. Cuckoos. Authors : Hosking, Eric John, joint author. HOLLIS Number : 001073240 Description : 128 p. illus. 22 cm. Notes : Includes bibliography. Subject : Birds -- Behavior. Cuckoos. Authors : Hosking, Eric John, joint author. HOLLIS Number : 001073240

Keywords: Ornithology, Bird Behavior, Cuckoo Cuckoos, Birds, Behaviour, Ethology, Aggression, ,