Buy this book on-line Stutterheim, Cornelius Johannes : The Biology of the Red-billed Oxpecker, Buphagus erythrorhynchus (Stanley, 1814), in the Kruger National Park(Pretoria: M.Sc. dissertation in unpublished form, 1976)
4to; original black rexine, lettered in gilt on spine and upper cover; pp. (i) + xv + 229 (printed rectos); plates; tables. Name signed on front free endpaper; occasional spotting. Very good condition. Abstract: "The behaviour, movements, moult cycle, breeding biology and ectoparasites of the red-billed oxpecker were studied in the Kruger National Park in the period March 1973 to December 1974. The oxpecker is adapted for a complicated and intimate relationship with certain large mammal species. A study population at Skukuza showed little or no fluctuations in numbers and no local movements. Primaries of the oxpecker had a sharply defined moulting season which extends over an 11 month period, whereas the secondary moult extends over a seven month period. Up to five birds regularly attend a given nest and all the members of a group feed the nestlings, guard them and later care for the fledglings. Only one female and one male participate in incubation. Mites, ticks, lice and louse flies were found to be ectoparasites of the oxpecker." Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Stutterheim, Cornelius Johannes : The Biology of the Red-billed Oxpecker, Buphagus erythrorhynchus (Stanley, 1814), in the Kruger National Park. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including first editions, collectables, out-of-print books, atlases and livres illustrées. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |