| View Larger Image | The Ivory-Billed Woodpecker | Paperbackby James T. Tanner (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Dover Publications | | Edition: | Dover Edth Edition | | Page Count: | 144 Pages | | Publication Date: | August 05, 2003 | | Sales Rank: | 593,791rd |
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Product Description
All who seek the elusive Ivory-billed Woodpecker rely on this elegant treatise from 1942, an extensive profile of the species' characteristics and habits that includes its original distribution patterns; the history of its disappearance; and its feeding, nesting, and breeding habits. 20 halftones, 17 tables, 22 other illustrations. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 1 review)
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Best study of the Ivory-billed available by R. Cooper (Ocala, FL USA)  4 Stars
September 20, 2008
This is the definitive study of the ivory billed woodpecker. Tanner spent many months in the fast-disappearing Southern old-growth forests in the 30s, and probably saw more ivory-bills than anyone in the 20th century. He describes their feeding, mating, etc., habits and regional differences.
The sad thing here is that Tanner was well-aware that the birds were on the verge of extinction, and the tone of the book is quite poignant.
I just wish this edition had more material on how the book affected later researchers and some updated material on the possible rediscovery of the bird.
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