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Search for the Rarest Bird in the World (Hardcover)
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Search for the Rarest Bird in the World (Hardcover)
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Loot Price R476
Discovery Miles 4 760
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In 1990 an expedition of Cambridge scientists arrived at the Plains
of Nechisar, tucked between the hills of the Great Rift Valley in
the Gamo Gofa province in the country of Ethiopia. On that
expedition, 315 species of birds were seen; 61 species of mammal
and 69 species of butterfly were identified; 20 species of
dragonflies and damselflies; 17 reptile species were recorded;
three frog species were filed; plants were listed. And the wing of
a road-killed bird was packed into a brown paper bag. It was to
become the most famous wing in the world.At British Natural History
Museum in Tring, the wing set the world of science aflutter. It
seemed that the wing was unique, but they questioned, can you name
a species for the first time based only on the description of a
wing, based on just one wing? After much to and fro, confirmation
was unanimous, and the new species was announced, Nechisar
Nightjar, Caprimulgus solala, (solus: only and ala: wing).And
birdwatchers like Vernon began to dream. Twenty-two years later an
expedition of four led by Ian Sinclair set off to try to find this
rarest bird in the world. Vernon R.L.Head captivates and enchants
as he tells of the adventures of Ian, Dennis, Gerry and himself as
they navigate the wilderness of the plains, searching by spotlight
for the elusive Nechisar Nightjar. But this book is more than a
boy's own adventure in search of the rarest bird in the world. It
is a meditation on nature, on ways of seeing, on the naming of
things and why we feel so compelled to label. It is a story of
friendships and camaraderie. But most of all it embraces and
enfolds one into the curious and eye-opening world of the
birdwatcher. For birdwatchers, twitchers, bird lovers, and
about-to-become birdwatchers everywhere.
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