Trail of the Money Bird

by Dillon Ripley
Category: "Nature/Science"
Pages:305
Year of Publication:1942
Date Added:02/25/2021
Date Read:07/10/2023
Notes:Armed Services Edition

The author's account of a trip he took to New Guinea in 1937-38 to collect birds and skins for American museums. He sailed in a small boat with six others, spent time exploring on islands around New Guinea and up into the mountains on the main island, then sailed home on a freighter, accompanied by his mother who had sailed out to meet him. There isn't a great deal about the birds themselves—just the occasional paragraph. It's more about his adventures and the people of New Guinea—porters, natives, and Dutch overseers.
My Rating: 7

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Review - Trail of the Money Bird

Interesting look into a place and time (just before WWII, which the Dutch knew was coming). I could wish there had been more about the birds themselves, and it was sad to hear about some cool and/or rare bird that he shot.

Reviewed by Roger on 2023-07-10 08:34:21

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