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Ornithology is a branch of zoology that concerns the study of birds. Several aspects of ornithology differ from related disciplines, due partly to the high visibility and the aesthetic appeal of birds. It has also been an area with a large contribution made by amateurs in terms of time, resources, and financial support. Studies on birds have helped develop key concepts in biology including evolution, behaviour and ecology such as the definition of species, the process of speciation, instinct, learning, ecological niches, guilds, island biogeography, phylogeography, and conservation.While early ornithology was principally concerned with descriptions and distributions of species, ornithologists today seek answers to very specific questions, often using birds as models to test hypotheses or predictions based on theories. Most modern biological theories apply across life forms, and the number of scientists who identify themselves as "ornithologists" has therefore declined. A wide range of tools and techniques are used in ornithology, both inside the laboratory and out in the field, and innovations are constantly made. Most biologists who recognise themselves as "ornithologists" study specific categories, such as anatomy, taxonomy, or ecology lifestyles and behaviours, just as with all biological practises. Source: Wikipedia (en)
Works about ornithology 51
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Native Birds of Aotearoa
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Feathers: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle
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Birds Britannica
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The EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds
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Ornithologie
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Atlas of Victorian Birds
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Atlas des oiseaux nicheurs du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg
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Our South African Birds
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Handbook of British Birds
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The Birds of Haiti and the Dominican Republic
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The Origin of Birds
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Der Graupapagei. Seine Naturgeschichte, Pflege und Abrichtung
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Die Amazonenpapageien. Ihre Naturgeschichte, Pflege und Abrichtung
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Der Graupapagei in der Freiheit und in der Gefangenschaft
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A classified list of Mr. S. William Silver's collection of New-Zealand birds (at the Manor-House, Letcomb Regis)
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a nomenclature of colors for naturalists: and compendium of useful knowledge for ornithologists
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Die sprechenden Vögel
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Illustrations of the Nests and Eggs of Birds of Ohio
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Our Birds, and Their Ways
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Illustrations of the Family of the Psittacidae, or Parrots
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A general history of birds
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Johann Andreas Naumann's Naturgeschichte der Vögel Deutschlands, nach einigen Erfahrungen entworfen
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Ornithological Dictionary; or Alphabetical Synopsis of British Birds
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Johann Lathams allgemeine Uebersicht der Vögel
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A general synopsis of birds
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Nederlandsche vogelen van Nozeman en Sepp
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Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux
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De arte venandi cum avibus
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Handbook of the Birds of the World
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A Bibliography of Ornithology in Tasmania
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handbook of North American birds
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Ornithologia libri tres
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