Sacred Ibis: The Ornithology of Canon Henry Baker Tristram, DD, FRS

by W.G. Hale

Henry Baker Tristram was a surprising and remarkable man: explorer, ornithologist, and priest. With his wild beard (for which he required special permission from his bishop) he undertook expeditions to the Sahara and Palestine at a time when doing so was even more fraught with danger than it is today. As a founding member of the British Ornithologists' Union (BOU), he contributed regularly to its journal, Ibis, as well as other scientific...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1910519138
• ISBN13: 9781910519134
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Sacristy Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"