Portrait of a Desert: The Story of an Expedition to JordanCollins, 1965 - 192 pages |
Contents
Foreword by Sir Julian Huxley page IS Authors Preface | 17 |
Objectives of the Expedition | 23 |
Journey to Jordan | 30 |
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Abu Saif Agama Agriculture al Hasa Amman animals Aqaba Arab Arabia army Azraq Beduin birds Blackcaps Bushnaq Buzzard camels camp cars castle COLOUR conservation Dead Sea Desert Larks driver Eric Hosking expedition Fan-tailed Ravens feet film flock gazelles George Shannon goats gorge ground Guweira Guy Mountfort Hasa Houbara Bustard Ian Wallace interesting Jafr James Ferguson-Lees Jan Gillett Jebel Um Ishrin Jerash John Wightman Jordan Karak King Hussein Land-Rover later Lesser Whitethroats Lizard looked Ma'an Max Nicholson migrant miles mountains Mountfort Nabataean National Parks nest night Nijil Oenanthe Palestine Sunbird Petra photographed Pipit plate Plover pools Qasr al Amra road rocks Roman sand Sandgrouse sandstone Sdeuard Bisserôt seen Shaubak sheik Shrike Sir Julian Huxley Sparrow species Spotted survival temperature tombs track tree valley vegetation village Vulture Wadi Araba Wadi Rum Warbler Wheatear wildlife wind yellow