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Material Type: | Internet resource |
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Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Robin W Doughty; Rob Fergus |
ISBN: | 029271615X 9780292716155 |
OCLC Number: | 47443767 |
Description: | viii, 93 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
Contents: | Classification : species and names -- Migration and range -- Colonial regard : early interest in martins -- Martins and bird protection -- Life of the purple martin -- Purple martin promotion -- Landlords. |
Series Title: | Corrie Herring Hooks series, 52. |
Responsibility: | Robin Doughty and Rob Fergus. |
More information: |
Abstract:
"Robin Doughty and Rob Fergus here present a concise natural history of the bird and its centuries-long companionship with people. They discuss the martin's scientific classification and names, its migration and range, and its family life. They relate stories of how Native Americans and European colonists attracted Purple Martins and how Americans throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries helped martins survive the loss of natural nesting sites by providing houses for them.
The authors also describe how whole communities have become centers for martin promotion and detail the many organizations and resources in print and on the Internet through which martin fans can communicate with each other and learn more about attracting and housing the birds."--Jacket.
