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008			911202s1991 nz a b 001 0 eng
020			_a1869411250 (hbk.) : _c$49.95
020			_a1869411471 (boxed version : hbk.) : _c$150.00
035			_a(nzNZBN)6038421
035			_a(Nz)5085961
035			_a(OCoLC)26036761
035			_a(NLNZils)520395
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100			_aGill, B. J. _q(Brian James) _927080 _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aNew Zealand's extinct birds / _cBrian Gill ; paintings by Paul Martinson.
246	3		_aExtinct birds.
260			_aAuckland, N.Z. : _bRandom Century, _c1991.
300			_aix, 109 p. : _bill. (some col.) ; _c29 cm.
500			_aAn account of each of New Zealand's extinct birds, currently numbering 57 species. Discusses the causes of their extinction.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 101-102) and index.
520			_aThe 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.
650		0	_aExtinct birds _zNew Zealand. _927081
700			_aMartinson, Paul, _d1956- _927082
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