Illustrated Handbook of the Birds of Patagonia 2005 Carlos Kovacs

Description: Little or no signs of use to pages. Cover with minor handling. Dust jacket has wear, tear, and some discoloration as shown in pictures. This is the hardcover English edition, of which 500 were produced. This copy is not signed or numbered. Subtitle is: Argentine Antarctica and Islands of the Southern Atlantic OCR scan from the Preface: Most research and subsequent publications done in the field of Natural Science weald nor be possibleif museums and other research ccures did nen house the lsuge collections of specimens taken from nature.This task has not been simple nor has it taken a short time. From early times many generations ofundaunted and adventurous naturalists have travelled the most inaccessible places of the planet to get thisvaluable material, which in many cases is irreplaceable.An example of this speciality in Argentina is the team formed by the brothers Carlos, Zsolt and OrsKovacs and the see of the foner, Carlos Mariano.They are descendanes of a coople af Hurgarian immigrants who came to Argentina in 1949 and settledin the locality of El Bolson, province of Rio Negro.From an early age they showed an interest in nature, which increased whea they enet the famousnaturalist Andres G. Giai, who transmisted a considerable part of bas knowledge and taught them the art oftaxidetiny.From that mament on they devoted themselves to callecting and preparing animals for sciemific studiesand exhibits in several moseums and research centres of Argemnina and abroad. With the passing of timethey became one of the mast respeeted teams in Argenzina, their taxidermic wock being practicallyunsurpassable.The Kovacs have collected almost everything: birds, mammals, reptiles, fish, insects, efc .; even a newspecies of bat was catalogued thanks to material contributed by thers.True men of the country, dignifed and studious, with a knowledge of the land eoualled by few, they arealways keen to discover new seerets of nature. Many scientists, even internationally renowned ones, bavebeen able to successfully farther their research in chais field thanks to the timely conribution of the Kovacs.These enthusiastic naturalists have worked under many covenants and institutions. In Argentina:Meseo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia", lostitato "Miguel Lillo" of Tucumánand Museo de Ciencias Naturales de La Plata, to name but a few.In the United States: American Museum of Natural History of New York, Natutal History Museum ofLos Angeles County and Leisiana State Ueiversity.In Canada: the University of Ontario, The Royal Ontario Muscum.In Europe: Der Universiat Heidelberg: Museum Bremen; Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris;Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Geneva, Switzerland; Zoólogisch Muscum, Amsterdam; Uppsala Universitet,Sweden; Természettadomáyi Muzeum and Magyar Madártani Intézet, Badapest, Hungary: British Maseum(Natural Hiszory], London, and Naturhistorisches Muscum Wien, Austria.The activities carried our by this team are not restricted to collecting specimens. They also have animportant role in the field of education, giving talks and conferences. In addition to this, they are foundersand owners of the Museo Omitológico Patagonico at El Bolsón, province of Rio Negr, which is constantlyvisited by groups of students and tourists, both lcal and foreign, as well as ornithologists, rescarchers andamateur observers of nature.

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