books.google.com.au - History of Australian birding in the 20th century, based on the journal of the former Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union - 'The Emu'. Explores ornithological research in various museums, universities, government agencies and community groups, and details many of the scientific expeditions and bird-related...http://books.google.com.au/books/about/The_flight_of_the_emu.html?id=96zwAAAAMAAJ&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe flight of the emu
Melbourne University Press, 2001 - History - 492 pages
History of Australian birding in the 20th century, based on the journal of the former Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union - 'The Emu'. Explores ornithological research in various museums, universities, government agencies and community groups, and details many of the scientific expeditions and bird-related adventures over the decades. Includes colour and black-and-white photos, appendices, notes, bibliography and index. Author has previously written 'Defending the Little Desert' and co-edited 'Ecology and Empire'.
