Wings in the desert : a folk ornithology of the northern Pimans / Amadeo M. Rea ; linguistic consultant, Culver Cassa ; bird sketches by Allan Brooks [and others].

Author/creator Rea, Amadeo M.
Format Book
Publication InfoTucson : University of Arizona Press, ©2007.
Descriptionxxi, 293 pages : illustrations, maps ; 32 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
Piman Indians--Ethnozoology.
Piman Indians--Ethnobiology.
Piman Indians--Folklore.
Ornithology--Southwest, New.
Birds--Southwest, New. --Classification.
Birds--Southwest, New. --Folklore.

Contents Introduction -- Northern Pimans and their environment -- Native consultants -- Documentary sources -- An overview of avian folk taxonomy -- Birds, guardians, shamans, and healers -- Bird keeping and rearing -- Feather use -- Hunting and trapping, game preparation and cooking -- Plan of the folk generics (biological species accounts) -- The species accounts.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [269]-276) and index.
LCCN 2007011435
ISBN9780816524594 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0816524599 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks - Oversize E 99.P62 R45 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold