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Dear All,

 

I am deeply interested and would appreciate in any information about former distribution, ancient/medieval sources (pictures, bas-reliefs, etc.) of the Bald Ibis (Waldrapp) Geronticus eremita, its utilisation, extirpation, etc.

 

Zlatozar BOEV

Research Professor, Ph. D., D. Sc.

Head of the Fossil and Recent Birds Department

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National Museum of Natural History - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

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From: Ethnoornithology@... [mailto:Ethnoornithology@...] On Behalf Of Ozgun Sozuer
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 5:22 PM
To: Ethnoornithology@...
Subject: Re: [Ethnoornithology] Birdhauses in the Ottoman Architecture

 

Of course ornamentation also but not only for that. Firstly there are a lot of historical and religional reports. Today there is a pigeon breeding tradition in turkey and the methots are similar.

 

2008/5/12 Audrey Steiner <asteiner@...>:

Hi,

How can you tell they were for birds rather than just ornamentation?

Best wishes,
Audrey

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