Utilization of certain tame birds in the New World in pre-Columbian times /

An ethnozoological survey has been made of the literature on the tropical Amerindian trait complex of keeping game birds in a tame state. This custom has undergone relatively little change from pre-contact aboriginal times in many parts of Latin America. The evidence available points to the widespre...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Whitley, Glenn R. (Glenn Ross), 1945-
Other Authors:	Eluquist, A. (degree committee member.), Kimber, C. (degree committee member.)
Format:	Thesis Book
Language:	English
Published:	1976.
Subjects:	Beneficial birds. Cage birds. Indians > Culture. Geography Academic theses
Online Access:	Link to ProQuest copy Link to OAKTrust copy