The FLIGHT of the EMU – A Hundred Years of Australian Ornithology 1901–2001

Inbunden bok. Melbourne University Press. 2002. 464 sidor.

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This book details international scientific expeditions and the influences of Australian birds on international questions. It also relates stories of adventurous Australians in far-flung places.
• The Flight of the Emu is richly illustrated with pictures of birds and birders in action and the text captures many of the important moments of Australian ornithology the 20th century.

This work is a history of Australian birding in the 20th century. The emu of the title comes from the 100-year journal of the Royal Australasian Ornithologist's Union, but the text is much more than the history of a society. It encompasses ornithological research in museums, universities, government agencies, CSIRO and community groups, exploring the tensions between amateur and professional in a discipline where exceptional amateur contributions have shaped science.
• The work details international scientific expeditions and relates stories of adventurous Australians in far flung places - such as Robert Hall and Ernie Trebilcock's 1903 expedition to Siberia, the breeding place for many migratory waders known in Australia in the non-breeding season.

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