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Australian Bird Names: Origins & meanings

$55.00

Australian Bird Names: Origins & meanings

SKU: 9781486311637 Category: Product ID: 32810

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Title: Australian Bird Names: Origins & meanings
Author: FRASER IAN/GRAY JEANNIE
Format: PAPERBACK
Publication date: 27/08/2019
Imprint: CSIRO
Price: $55.00
Publishing status: Active

This Second Edition of Australian Bird Names is a completely updated checklist of Australian birds and the meanings behind their common and scientific names, which may be useful, useless or downright misleading! For each species, the authors examine the many-and-varied common names and full scientific name, with derivation, translation and a guide to pronunciation. Stories behind the name are included, as well as relevant aspects of biology, conservation and history. Original descriptions, translated by the authors, have been sourced for many species.


As well as being a book about names, this is a book about the history of the ever-developing understanding of birds, about the people who contributed to this understanding and, most of all, about the birds themselves. This Second Edition has been revised to follow current taxonomy and understanding of the relationships between families, genera and species. It contains new taxa, updated text and new vagrants and will be interesting reading for anyone with a love of birds, words or the history of Australian biology and bird-watching.

ISBN: 9781486311637
Weight: 968gr
Dimension: 245mm X 170mm

Additional information

Weight 968 g
Dimensions 245 × 170 mm