AuthorRothschild, M. & Clay, T.
Year1957
TitleFleas, Flukes and Cuckoos: A Study of Bird Parasites
SeriesThe New Naturalist
TypeBook/Report
SourceThe New Naturalist, 304pp, Collins
IllustrationsMonochrome photographs, and line drawings
Review (by Malcolm Storey)

A classic work. Quite a hard read, but a real eye-opener to anybody who thinks of birds as cute cuddly things. The sheer biodiversity supported by these "aviating zoological gardens" provides the only scientific justification for the large slice of the conservation funding cake that is directed at this small group of organisms.

Can be downloaded from BHL.

Website urlwww.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/28804
Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
CurrentBIOTAliving things
CurrentBIOTAliving things
CurrentAVESbirdsAnimalia
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