Handbook of Avian Hybrids of the WorldWith more than 5,000 works cited, Handbook of Avian Hybrids of the World is the greatest compendium of information ever published on hybridization in birds. Worldwide in scope, it provides information on all reported avian crosses, not only those occurring in captivity, but also in a natural setting (approximately 4,000 crosses are covered). This book is a basic reference, intended both for the serious birder and the professional biologist. McCarthy's work fills a need for reference material that takes into account the last half century of data. It will be of interest to workers in a wide variety of fields, ranging from animal behavior to genetics, ecology, zoology, and systematics. In fact, it will make fascinating reading for anyone interested in birds and the natural world. |
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Cross Accounts | 39 |
Appendices | 339 |
Works Cited | 355 |
Index of English and Scientific Names | 515 |
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Common terms and phrases
Ackermann 1898 Africa Amazilia Anser Australia Avicultural Magazine Aythya backcross Bird Notes Birding World birds are sometimes Birds of North Black Brazil breeding British Birds British Ornithologists Bulbul Cage Birds Canary CANHR Carduelis Condor Corvus cross Delacour Dendroica DIGI Domestic Canary domesticus Duck Due to hybridization Dutch Birding ENHI ENHR Eurasia F1 hybrids fertile Finch Flycatcher Francolin Francolinus Gallus Gefiederte Welt Genetics Gillham and Gillham Goose Gray Gull Hachisuka Marquess Hopkinson 1926 Hummingbird hybrid zone Hybridization occurs intermediate Internet Johnsgard Journal Lanius Larus Lonchura Lophura Macaw Mallard Munia Museum natural hybrids Nectarinia ONHR Panov Parakeet Parrot Parus Passer Pheasant Pigeon Platycercus platyrhynchos Ploceus Pochard Prestwich Pycnonotus reported Ridgely and Tudor Seedeater Serinus Sibley and Monroe sometimes lumped Sparrow species specimen Sporophila Streptopelia Suchetet 1897a Tadorna Tanager Teal Tragopan treated as conspecific treated as races Tufted Duck Turdus Warbler Woodpecker