The Eponym Dictionary of Birds

by Michael Grayson, Michael Watkins, Bo Beolens, et al.

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Birdwatchers often come across bird names that include a person's name, either in the vernacular (English) name or latinised in the scientific nomenclature. Such names are properly called eponyms, and few people will not have been curious as to who some of these people were (or are).

Names such as Darwin, Wallace, Audubon, Gould and (Gilbert) White are well known to most people. Keener birders will have yearned to see Pallas's Warbler, Hume's...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1472905733

ISBN13:9781472905734

Release Date:October 2014

Publisher:Helm

Length:624 Pages

Weight:2.75 lbs.

Dimensions:1.6" x 6.9" x 9.9"

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