The first treatment of the subject in English, this book traces the evolution of the starling from its arboreal, largely fruit-eating ancestor, to the ground-dwelling, omnivorous bird that we see today. Habitat choice, annual cycles, behavior, breeding, feeding, flocking, and roosting are discussed in terms of their contribution to this species' exraordinary biological success.
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The first treatment of the subject in English, this book traces the evolution of the starling from its arboreal, largely fruit-eating ancestor, to the ground-dwelling, omnivorous bird that we see today. Habitat choice, annual cycles, behavior, breeding, feeding, flocking, and roosting are discussed in terms of their contribution to this species' exraordinary biological success.
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Used-Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket. Reprint, 1984, with B&W illustrations; tightly bound in black cloth with gilt lettering to spine; small scuff to top front corner of dust jacket; faint foxing to top page fore=edge; otherwise, a clean, tidy copy.
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This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear.
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Good in Good jacket. Size: 223 x 144 mm; "The European starling is one of the most successful birds in the world. It lives in close association with man and has been spread around the world by man, yet it is a bird many people love to hate. The starling is a garden bird, a woodland bird, a farm bird, and a city bird and in all these habitats it conflicts with man to some degree. This book traces the development of the starling from an arboreal, largely fruit-eating ancestor, probably in south-east Asia, to the ground-dwelling omnivorous bird that we see today." Chapters include: The successful starling; A place to live; The calendar; Ostentation; A new generation; The hungry hordes; A time to die; A balanced diet; Gatherings; A route to success; Relations with man. In the 1890s, fewer than 140 starlings were introduced to Central Park in New York. The current American population is close to 200, 000, 000. Starlings have displaced many native species, and annually do much economic damage. This is an interesting monograph on a subject which is perhaps more important than may appear at first sight.
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VG. Binding solid, pages crisp and clean, no markings found. Dust jacket bright and shiny with a small surface nick, light scuffs and dents. Extremities lightly bumped with minimal tip wear to book, but top corners of jacket are eroding a bit with small nicks.
