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Pittas of the World : A Monograph of the Pitta Family

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Title: Pittas of the World : A Monograph of the Pitta Family
Author: Helga Boullet Erritzoe, Johannes Erritzoe
ISBN: 0718829611 / 9780718829612
Format: Hard Cover
Pages: 208
Publisher: The Lutterworth Press
Year: 1998
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Found in the tropics, pittas are brightly colored and unforgettable for those who have seen them flash past... a living jewel in the rainforest. This monograph, beautifully painted with gouache dry-brush technique, is laid out to show the characteristics of each species together with details of sex, age, date, locality and museum where each bird-skin is kept, with its registration number. It also has a complete list of all scientific synonyms; a bibliography of more than 1,300 references; a list of all islands where pittas have been found (and their status if known); and a list of museum holdings worldwide of pitta skins, eggs and fluid specimens. The book also contains a study of the little known dusky stripes, a phenomenon unique to the pitta and never described before; and demonstrates a unique moulting pattern where immatures, moulting into adult plumage, are often found with naked head and neck. This beautiful scientifically based book is an invaluable guide for ornithologists, pitta researchers, conservationists, and museums.


List of Figures and Tables
Preface
Acknowledgements
Plan of the Book
Topography of a Bird
Family Introduction

Chapter 1. : Eared Pitta
Chapter 2. : Blue-Naped Pitta
Chapter 3. : Blue-Rumped Pitta
Chapter 4. : Rusty-Naped Pitta
Chapter 5. : Schneider’s Pitta
Chapter 6. : Giant Pitta
Chapter 7. : Blue Pitta
Chapter 8. : Banded Pitta
Chapter 9. : Elliot’s Pitta
Chapter 10. : Gurney’s Pitta
Chapter 11. : Blue-Headed Pitta
Chapter 12. : Superb Pitta
Chapter 13. : Ivory-Breasted Pitta
Chapter 14. : Necklaced Pitta
Chapter 15. : Garnet Pitta
Chapter 16. : Graceful Pitta
Chapter 17. : African Pitta
Chapter 18. : Green-Breasted Pitta
Chapter 19. : Azure-Breasted Pitta
Chapter 20. : Hooded Pitta
Chapter 21. : Whiskered Pitta
Chapter 22. : Red-Bellied Pitta
Chapter 23. : Indian Pitta
Chapter 24. : Fairy Pitta
Chapter 25. : Blue-Winged Pitta
Chapter 26. : Mangrove Pitta
Chapter 27. : Elegant Pitta
Chapter 28. : Noisy Pitta
Chapter 29. : Black-Faced Pitta
Chapter 30. : Rainbow Pitta
Chapter 31. : Megasubspecies and Eggs
Chapter 32. : General View of all 30 Species

Key to the Synonyms
Glossary
Appendix 1 : Museum Acronyms
Appendix 2 : Pitta Species by is Island and their Status
Appendix 3 : World Inventory of Pitta Egg and Nest Collections
Appendix 4 : World Inventory of Pitta Skeletons and Fluid Preserved Specimens
Appendix 5 : Persons Who Have Contributed Important Information to This Book
Bibliography
Index

 
 
 
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