The Dictionary of American Bird Names
Title | The Dictionary of American Bird Names PDF eBook |
Author | Ernest Alfred Choate |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1985 |
Genre | Birds |
ISBN | 9780876451175 |
Explains the etymological origins of birds' English common names, along with scientific counterparts.
The Dictionary of American Bird Names [By] Ernest A. Choate
Title | The Dictionary of American Bird Names [By] Ernest A. Choate PDF eBook |
Author | Ernest Alfred Choate |
Publisher | |
Pages | 261 |
Release | 1973 |
Genre | Birds Nomenclature (Popular) Dictionaries |
ISBN |
Dictionary of Birds of the United States
Title | Dictionary of Birds of the United States PDF eBook |
Author | Joel E. Holloway |
Publisher | Timber Press |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2009-09-29 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9781604691740 |
This is the most complete and up-to-date dictionary of names of American birds available. With more than 900 entries, all the resident birds of the 50 states are included, as well as escaped, exotic, and rare visitors. Including the etymologies and meanings of scientific and common names, it will be an indispensable reference for both scholars and amateur birders. Crisply written and extensively cross-referenced for ease of access, the book is graced by more than 25 striking drawings by renowned ornithologist and bird artist George Miksch Sutton. This book is only available through print on demand. All interior art is black and white.
The Dictionary of American Bird Names
Title | The Dictionary of American Bird Names PDF eBook |
Author | Ernest Alfred Choate |
Publisher | |
Pages | 248 |
Release | 1985 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN |
Includes "Biographical appendix," bibliography, and Englis/Latin glossary.
Bird is the Word
Title | Bird is the Word PDF eBook |
Author | Gary H. Meiter |
Publisher | McDonald and Woodward Publishing Company |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2020 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781935778424 |
More than 900 species of birds are known from North America, an avifauna made up of native year-round residents and seasonal migrants, modestly enhanced by introduced exotics and neighboring vagrants. Bird Is the Word is an unequalled compilation of the names of almost 800 of those birds and the record of how, when, where, and by whom those names were created and became parts of the history and science of North America's avifauna. This book is made up of three parts. Part I provides an introduction to the discovery and recording of North American birds by Europeans and to the scope and structure of avian taxonomy. Part II, which consists of 26 chapters and makes up most of the book, is devoted to the names of the individual species and the historical and cultural context of those names. Part III includes three appendixes, the largest of which introduces more than a hundred naturalists and other persons who participated searching for, finding, recording, naming, describing, or illustrating the birds of North America. Bird Is the Word is a rich, and readily accessible, collection of information about finding and naming the birds of North America. It is much more than a reference book; it is a journey of discovery that will enrich the reader's birding experience.
Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names
Title | Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names PDF eBook |
Author | James A. Jobling |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 433 |
Release | 2010-06-30 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 1408133261 |
A comprehensive dictionary of the meaning and derivation of scientific bird names. Many scientific bird names describe a bird's habits, habitat, distribution or a plumage feature, while others are named after their discoverers or in honour of prominent ornithologists. This extraordinary work of reference lists the generic and specific name for almost every species of bird in the world and gives its meaning and derivation. In the case of eponyms brief biographical details are provided for each of the personalities commemorated in the scientific names. This fascinating book is an outstanding source of information which will both educate and inform, and may even help to understand birds better.
Audubon to Xántus
Title | Audubon to Xántus PDF eBook |
Author | Barbara Mearns |
Publisher | |
Pages | 618 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN |
In this book, the authors continue their research into the people behind the names started in their previous book on the European eponyms, Biographies for Birdwatchers.