TAKA-TSUKASA, Dr. Nobusuke
The author received the special honourary gold medal by Societe d' Acclimation de France in 1926, in recognition of his contribution to the ornithological field. He was also decorated by the Japanese Government with the Second, Third and Fourth Order of Merit, with an Order of the Sacred Treasure, and the Order of the Double-rays Rising Sun. Considered the most important work on Japanese pheasants and quails. Contains: bio of Dr. N. Taka-Tsukasa; history of Japanese ornithology; physiography; commentary on the orders galli, turnices, limicolae, alectorides, psittaci. Indexed.
