Project Gutenberg 2015-12-28 Public domain in the USA. 84 Selous, Edmund 1857 1934 Astley, Hubert D. 1860 1925 Beautiful Birds Produced by Emmanuel Ackerman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Beautiful Birds" by Edmund Selous is a charming nature book written in the early 20th century. The book explores the stunning beauty of various bird species, focusing particularly on Birds of Paradise and their adaptations. It emphasizes not only their physical beauty but also the ecological and ethical implications of their existence, addressing the cruel practice of hunting them for ornamentation. The opening of the book presents a vivid appreciation for the aesthetics of birds, contrasting them with butterflies while showcasing the captivating colors and characteristics of various species found in nature, such as the Kingfisher and the Thrush. Selous introduces readers to the cruel reality that the beauty of these birds has led to their systematic destruction by human hands, urging empathy and conservation. He cleverly personifies Nature and her creations, emphasizing the need to awaken a sense of compassion in humans, particularly women, who are depicted as the primary offenders in the quest for beauty derived from the dead bodies of these birds. The narrative sets a gentle yet urgent tone for the animal welfare message that follows. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Birds -- Juvenile literature Birds of paradise (Birds) -- Juvenile literature QL Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - General 326821 326788 2024-09-21T09:18:27.016102 2023-09-22T06:37:01.614669 text/html text/html 330695 2015-12-27T21:58:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1096604 2015-12-27T21:59:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1132960 2024-09-21T09:18:31.603142 application/epub+zip 1134836 2024-09-21T09:18:27.925084 application/epub+zip 163198 2024-09-21T09:18:27.427105 application/epub+zip 1322091 2024-09-21T09:18:34.778066 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1283281 2024-09-21T09:18:31.133119 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221919 2022-09-23T05:37:25.983752 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 294285 294071 2024-09-21T09:18:26.459117 2023-09-22T06:37:00.782681 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 294533 2015-12-27T21:58:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 101673 2015-12-27T21:59:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19094 2024-09-21T09:18:34.918073 application/rdf+xml 15451 2024-09-21T09:18:27.520128 image/jpeg 2367 2024-09-21T09:18:27.475092 image/jpeg 1113169 2024-09-21T09:18:27.100112 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