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Item specifics
- Condition
- Type
- Reference
- Narrative Type
- Non-Fiction
- Original Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781472905734
- Book Title
- Eponym Dictionary of Birds
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Item Length
- 9.8 in
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.6 in
- Genre
- Nature, Reference
- Topic
- Dictionaries, Birdwatching Guides, Animals / Birds
- Item Weight
- 42.7 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.9 in
- Number of Pages
- 624 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-10
1472905733
ISBN-13
9781472905734
eBay Product ID (ePID)
177693505
Product Key Features
Book Title
Eponym Dictionary of Birds
Number of Pages
624 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Dictionaries, Birdwatching Guides, Animals / Birds
Publication Year
2014
Genre
Nature, Reference
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.6 in
Item Weight
42.7 Oz
Item Length
9.8 in
Item Width
6.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
TitleLeading
The
Reviews
"You can use the book simply as a reference, but take it from us: It's difficult to put down." -- Birdwatching Magazine "Students, amateur birders, and professionals will be delighted." -- CHOICE magazine "It's the stories behind the people that are fascinating." --Sharon Wootton, Everett Herald, "You can use the book simply as a reference, but take it from us: It's difficult to put down." - Birdwatching Magazine, "You can use the book simply as a reference, but take it from us: It's difficult to put down." -- Birdwatching Magazine "Students, amateur birders, and professionals will be delighted." -- CHOICE magazine "It's the stories behind the people that are fascinating." --Sharon Wootton, Everett Herald "And that is the value of this book, it provides the novice bird watcher, advanced birdwatcher, and ornithologists, an opportunity to learn how some of our favorite birds received their name." -- The Horned Lark, "You can use the book simply as a reference, but take it from us: It's difficult to put down." -- Birdwatching Magazine "Students, amateur birders, and professionals will be delighted." -- CHOICE magazine
Dewey Decimal
598.03
Table Of Content
Sources and Acknowledgements IntroductionIn the beginningWho is it for?How to use this bookDescribers and namersBirds named after people's titlesBirds named after more than one personWhy are birds given the names they are? Unidentified personsGender allocations and deliberate misspellings in scientific namesWeighing the evidenceThe problem of John Gould and Richard Bowdler SharpeThe Dictionary Bibliography
Synopsis
A comprehensive dictionary listing all the people whose names are commemorated in the English and scientific names of birds. 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 Owl, Swainson's Thrush, Steller's Eider or Brünnich's Guillemot. But few people today will have even heard of Albertina's Myna, Barraband's Parrot, Guerin's Helmetcrest or Savigny's Eagle Owl. This extraordinary work lists more than 4,000 eponymous names covering 10,000 genera, species and subspecies of birds. Every taxon with an eponymous vernacular or scientific name (whether in current usage or not) is listed, followed by a concise biography of the person concerned. These entries vary in length from a few lines to several paragraphs, depending on the availability of information or the importance of the individual's legacy. The text is punctuated with intriguing or little-known facts, unearthed in the course of the authors' extensive research.Ornithologists will find this an invaluable reference, especially to sort out birds named after people with identical surnames or in situations where only a person's forenames are used. But all birders will find much of interest in this fascinating volume, a book to dip into time and time again whenever their curiosity is aroused., 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 Owl, Swainson's Thrush, Steller's Eider or Br nnich's Guillemot. But few people today will have even heard of Albertina's Myna, Barraband's Parrot, Guerin's Helmetcrest or Savigny's Eagle Owl. This extraordinary new work lists more than 4,000 eponymous names covering 10,000 genera, species and subspecies of birds. Every taxon with an eponymous vernacular or scientific name (whether in current usage or not) is listed, followed by a concise biography of the person concerned. These entries vary in length from a few lines to several paragraphs, depending on the availability of information or the importance of the individual's legacy. The text is punctuated with intriguing or little-known facts, unearthed in the course of the authors' extensive research. Ornithologists will find this an invaluable reference, especially to sort out birds named after people with identical surnames or in situations where only a person's forenames are used. But all birders will find much of interest in this fascinating volume, a book to dip into time and time again whenever their curiosity is aroused., A comprehensive dictionary listing all the people whose names are commemorated in the English and scientific names of birds., 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 Owl, Swainson's Thrush, Steller's Eider or Brunnich's Guillemot. But few people today will have even heard of Albertina's Myna, Barraband's Parrot, Guerin's Helmetcrest or Savigny's Eagle Owl. This extraordinary new work lists more than 4,000 eponymous names covering 10,000 genera, species and subspecies of birds. Every taxon with an eponymous vernacular or scientific name (whether in current usage or not) is listed, followed by a concise biography of the person concerned. These entries vary in length from a few lines to several paragraphs, depending on the availability of information or the importance of the individual's legacy. The text is punctuated with intriguing or little-known facts, unearthed in the course of the authors' extensive research...Ornithologists will find this an invaluable reference, especially to sort out birds named after people with identical surnames or in situations where only a person's forenames are used. But all birders will find much of interest in this fascinating volume, a book to dip into time and time again whenever their curiosity is aroused.
LC Classification Number
QL673
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