Includes bibliographical references (pages 206-212) and index.
Contents:
Discovery of Lord Howe Island and its nature -- Origins of Lord Howe Island and its wildlife -- Rails, the woodhen and its origins -- Evolution and extinction of flightless rails -- Early knowledge of the woodhen, its demise and causes -- Assessing the post 1930s woodhen population -- Planning and implementation of woodhen management -- The revived woodhen population -- Woodhen ecology and behaviour -- Woodhen breeding biology -- The future of the woodhen -- Appendix 1. Results of the Woodhen Captive Breeding Programme -- Appendix 2. Comprehensive bird list for the Lord Howe Island group -- Appendix 3. The nomenclatural history of the woodhen -- Appendix 4. Some bird species saved from likely extinction -- Appendix 5. Scientific names of plants and animals not in the text and some words defined in order appearing within chapters.
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