Prodigious Birds brings together the entire field of moa-related research, some 150 years of enquiry. The moa was a large flightless bird, hunted into extinction by the Maori tribes of New Zealand before the arrival of Europeans. Atholl Anderson brings an historical perspective to the development of moa research and its formative debates, analytical methods and results, reviewing evidence from palaeontology, biology, archaeology, ethnography and history.
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This is the first book to survey the entire field of moa-related research, equaling some 150 years of inquiry. This large, flightless bird was hunted into extinction by the Maori tribes of New Zealand before the arrival of Europeans. Atholl Anderson brings a historical perspective to the development of moa research and its formative debates, analytical methods, and results, reviewing evidence from paleontology, biology, archaeology, ethnography, and history. The book is extensively illustrated with informative plates, maps, diagrams, and photographs. -- Book Description
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Prodigious Birds brings together the entire field of moa-related research, some 150 years of enquiry. Atholl Anderson brings an historical perspective to the development of moa research and its formative debates, analytical methods and results, reviewing evidence from palaeontology, biology, archaeology, ethnography and history.
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Comprehensive overview of the Moa,
This review is from: Prodigious Birds: Moas and Moa-Hunting in New Zealand (Hardcover)
This volume is one that has been extensively researched and must rate as one of the best works on the Moa. Most species are covered and there is a lot of detail on distribution plus a variety of photographic and sketch representations of remains ie; bones, mummified 'bits and pieces' and egg shards. A lot of very detailed analysis of archaeological digs, as well as accounts from Maori records adds a lot of credibility to this excellent scientific report.
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The first Europeans to land in New Zealand, in 1769, came to determine whether the country coasted briefly by Tasman in 1642 was part of a great southern continent inhabited by people, plants and animals of appropriately rich diversity. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South Island, New Zealand, North Island, Shag Mouth, Waitaki Mouth, Wairau Bar, Pyramid Valley, Rakaia Mouth, Tiger Hill, Coal Creek, Banks Peninsula, Owen's Ferry, Cook Strait, Walter Mantell, Canterbury Museum, Otago Museum, Pleasant River, Stewart Island, Moabone Point Cave, Hawke's Bay, Poverty Bay, Takahe Valley, Foveaux Strait, Scaifes Lagoon, Tai Rua New!
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The first Europeans to land in New Zealand, in 1769, came to determine whether the country coasted briefly by Tasman in 1642 was part of a great southern continent inhabited by people, plants and animals of appropriately rich diversity. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South Island, New Zealand, North Island, Shag Mouth, Waitaki Mouth, Wairau Bar, Pyramid Valley, Rakaia Mouth, Tiger Hill, Coal Creek, Banks Peninsula, Owen's Ferry, Cook Strait, Walter Mantell, Canterbury Museum, Otago Museum, Pleasant River, Stewart Island, Moabone Point Cave, Hawke's Bay, Poverty Bay, Takahe Valley, Foveaux Strait, Scaifes Lagoon, Tai Rua New!
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- Current Ornithology, Volume 5 by Richard Johnston in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Principles of Geology (Penguin Classics) by Charles Lyell on page 101
- Dynamics of Large Mammal Populations by Tim D. Smith in Back Matter
- High School by David Owen in Back Matter
- Fundamentals of Ornithology by Josselyn Van Tyne in Back Matter
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