Synopsis avium : nouveau manuel d'ornithologie : première partie (1899-1902)

The author hoped that trough making known more widely the loss that the British avi-fauna has sustained and the possibility of the reparation of at least a part of it, something may be done towards hastening forward that time when the people shall at least cease to banish the rare native birds, and instead prepare the way for rehabilitation of those that have already been lost.
This publication contains a list of the birds of the Belgian Congo which were scientifically categorised at the time of publication.
This book includes a brief history of Ornithology from its time and a description of what Ornithology is. The author talks about publications of contemporary colleges of his and their impact.
Près de quinze années se sont écoulées depuis la publication, par feu le Dr. Alphonse Dubois, de la "Nouvelle Revue des Oiseaux de Belgique" et cette publication. Depuis lors bien des faits nouveaux sont venus augmenter ou modifier la composition de ce faune ornithologique nationale.
Acrocephalus is the scientific journal of the Society for the observation and study of birds of Slovenia, which has been published since 1980.
"An African proverb states that when a knowledgeable old person dies, a whole library disappears. In that light, this book presents knowledge that is new or has not been readily available until now because it has not previously been captured or reported by indigenous people. Indigenous knowledge that embraces ornithology takes in whole social dimensions that are inter-linked with environmental ethos, conservation and management for sustainability.