Gamebirds of Southern Africa by Little, Rob M.; Crowe, Tim; Barlow, Simon

Inscribed and Signed by the author Simon Barlow on the title page.

Gamebirds of Southern Africa by Little, Rob M.; Crowe, Tim; Barlow, Simon

Hardcover, ISBN 9781868723188
Publisher: Struik Publishers. Cape Town., 2000 First Edition.

Used - Very Good+. This book is in an excellent condition. The DJ has some very slight signs of wear and the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains perfect. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. The book is protected with a Cellophane cover.

Gamebirds of Southern Africa will be a worthy addition to ornithological literature and to the bookshelves of bird enthusiasts, art lovers, and anyone with an interest in nature and conservation.

Broadly speaking, gamebirds are those bird species that humans have utilised in numbers for food and sport since prehistoric times because they can withstand 'sustainable harvesting' year after year. This is a familiar, yet often under-appreciated, bird group, members of which can be seen along roadsides, on urban fringes and even within cities, towns and gardens. All gamebirds can be divided broadly by habitat into two artificial groups, landfowl and waterfowl (regardless of whether they are close evolutionary relatives or not). Both groups have representatives on all continents except Antarctica.

Gamebirds are among the most familiar of bird groups, because they can be seen along urban fringes and even within the cities and towns themselves, but more particularly because they have been used by man since prehistoric times for both food and sport. They are divided into waterfowl and upland gamebirds.

Here the authors, both highly respected authorities in their field, summarise a large body of scientific research and present the most pertinent and interesting facts in an informative and readable fashion.