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Hardcover. Condition: New. People have been fascinated by birds since earliest times; they appear in cave paintings, and served as auguries for the Romans. Illustrated with photographs, prints and ornithological watercolours, this study explores their attraction through the experiences of birdwatchers, egg-collectors, researchers including Audubon and Darwin, the avian fraudster Meinertzhagen, a woman who conversed with her parrot, and those such as Leonardo da Vinci who wished to fly.…