The Bird Collectors

Barbara & Richard Mearns

"...Fascinating and well-researched volume. . .The Mearns show how valuable the collections of bird skins amassed over the past 150 years are to modern ornithology. The exploits of the collectors, and the hardships they endured, make absorbing reading. A fascinating and well researched volume"

 - New Scientist

"A great deal of our ornithological knowledge comes from the study of bird skins, especially from explorers visiting remote regions. The authors present a fascinating account of these collectors, looking at the methods used, the trips undertaken and the ethics involved."

 - Birdwatching

490 pages.

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