New Zealand's extinct birds / Brian Gill ; paintings by Paul Martinson.

By:

Gill, B. J. (Brian James) [author.]

Contributor(s):

Martinson, Paul, 1956-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Auckland, N.Z. : Random Century, 1991.Description: ix, 109 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cmISBN:

1869411250 (hbk.) :
1869411471 (boxed version : hbk.) :

Other title:

Extinct birds

Subject(s):

Extinct birds -- New Zealand

DDC classification:

598.0420993 20

LOC classification:

QL676.8

Summary: The largest penguin ever known once roamed the shores of New Zealand, and there were many other strange bird species which soared the skies or stalked the land, false-toothed pelicans, eleven moa species including the tallest bird known, giant flightless geese and coots, the largest eagle known, adzebills, owlet-night jars and the world's only flightless perching bird. These weird and wonderful birds are now extinct. Some disappeared in the geologically distant past, but most were eliminated during the last 1000 years, unable to withstand the impact of humans on these lands.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Non-Fiction - New Zealand	Waimate Stack/Library office	Non Fiction	598.0420993 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	STACK		A00083006

An account of each of New Zealand's extinct birds, currently numbering 57 species. Discusses the causes of their extinction.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-102) and index.

The largest penguin ever known once roamed the shores of New Zealand, and there were many other strange bird species which soared the skies or stalked the land, false-toothed pelicans, eleven moa species including the tallest bird known, giant flightless geese and coots, the largest eagle known, adzebills, owlet-night jars and the world's only flightless perching bird. These weird and wonderful birds are now extinct. Some disappeared in the geologically distant past, but most were eliminated during the last 1000 years, unable to withstand the impact of humans on these lands.

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