The bird man of Brisbane
Subtitle: Silvester Diggles and his Ornithology of Australia
By: Louis J. Pigott
Publisher: Boolarong Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Salisbury, Brisbane [Qld.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9781921555626
Subjects: Ornithologists; Biography; Ornithology; History; Birds; Pictorial works; Natural history
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-206) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Some early bird books; title: A brief life; title: Charles Coxen, Silvester Diggles and the Queensland Museum; title: Nineteenth century natural history in Australia; title: Diggles as artist, author and publisher; title: Publishing outcomes; title: The anatomy of Diggles' book; title: Some notable copies; title: Ornithological advances.