Birds

Preface List of figures Part I Diversity 1 Special features of birds 2 The evolution of birds Part II The life cycle 3 Choosing a mate 4 Reproduction 5 Development Part III The senses 6 Vision 7 Hearing, smell, taste and touch Part IV The minds of birds 8 How birds communicate 9 Learning 10 Are birds intelligent? Part V Birds and humans 11 Domestication 12 Birds, humans and conservation Notes Select bibliography Illustration sources Scientific names of birds Index

Preface

ix

PART I DIVERSITY

Special features of birds

3

(13)

The evolution of birds

16

(21)

PART II THE LIFE CYCLE

Choosing a mate

37

(20)

Reproduction

57

(20)

Development

77

(20)

PART III THE SENSES

Vision

97

(20)

Hearing, smell, taste and touch

117

(20)

PART IV THE MINDS OF BIRDS

How birds communicate

137

(18)

Learning

155

(17)

Are birds intelligent?

172

(13)

PART V BIRDS AND HUMANS

Domestication

185

(9)

Birds, humans and conservation

194

(12)

Notes

206

(27)

Select bibliography

233

(2)

Illustration sources

235

(2)

Scientific names of birds

237

(5)

Index

242

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