Project Gutenberg 2010-12-29 Public domain in the USA. 165 Leach, John Albert 1870 1929 Tate, Frank 1864 1939 An Australian Bird Book: A Pocket Book for Field Use Reading ease score: 71.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Lesley Halamek, Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper, Mark Orton (for the Formatting Template), and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "An Australian Bird Book: A Pocket Book for Field Use" by John Albert Leach is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book serves as a field guide designed to help readers, particularly educators and amateur birdwatchers, identify various bird species found in Australia. With a focus on engaging the interest of its audience, it aims to foster a deeper appreciation for the unique avian life of the continent. At the start of the book, the author provides insights into the significance of understanding Australian birds and highlights the unique characteristics of the birds in this region compared to those in other parts of the world. The introductory sections underscore the importance of nature study in Australian schools, emphasizing the cultural shift toward appreciating native flora and fauna—particularly birds. Additionally, there is a lecture discussion on the unique biodiversity of Australia, touching on various orders and families of birds, aiming to entice readers to explore the detailed descriptions and illustrations that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/34781/34781-h/images/icover.jpg en Birds -- Australia QL Text Animal Animals-Wild-Birds Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - General 623346 616839 2024-11-14T14:22:41.243920 2023-09-15T08:22:48.878956 text/html text/html 591433 2021-01-07T08:41:43 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 22639469 2021-01-07T08:41:43 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 22368945 2024-11-14T14:24:06.431995 application/epub+zip 22338558 2024-11-14T14:23:14.925277 application/epub+zip 264616 2024-11-14T14:22:43.212911 application/epub+zip 20104069 2024-11-14T14:24:20.384943 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 20070900 2024-11-14T14:23:31.701162 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 515917 2022-09-16T05:02:24.540453 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 421346 421178 2024-11-14T14:22:37.415913 2023-09-15T08:22:45.448931 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 421023 2021-01-07T08:41:43 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 152692 2021-01-07T08:41:43 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 421043 2021-01-07T08:41:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 152635 2021-01-07T08:41:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22528 2024-11-14T14:24:20.656886 application/rdf+xml 24177 2024-11-14T14:22:43.482896 image/jpeg 2877 2024-11-14T14:22:43.357910 image/jpeg 22602147 2024-11-14T14:22:41.796885 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia