Birds and Us: A 12,000-Year History from Cave Art to Conservation A new focus on the

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The significant number of diverse birds that Darwin covered in his published works represents a most substantial ornithological contribution

Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History: Volume 42

Birds and Us: A 12,000-Year History from Cave Art to Conservation A new focus on theAs new hardcover, minor shelf wear. From award winning author and ornithologist Tim Birkhead, a sweeping history of the long and close relationship between birds and humans. Since the dawn of human history, birds have stirred our imagination, inspiring and challenging our ideas about science, faith, art, and philosophy. We have worshipped birds as gods, hunted them for sustenance, adorned ourselves with their feathers, studied their wings to engineer