Australian Bird Names: A Complete Guide - Softcover

Fraser, Ian; Gray, Jeannie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0643104690 ISBN 13: 9780643104693

Verlag: CSIRO PUB, 2013

Inhaltsangabe

This book is for anyone with an interest in birds, words, or the history of Australian biology and birdwatching. It discusses common and scientific names of every Australian bird to tease out their meanings--which may be useful, useless or downright misleading!

The authors examine every species: its often many--and--varied common names, its 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 most species.

As well as being a book about names this is also a book about the history of ever-developing understandings of birds, about the people who contributed and, most of all, about the birds themselves.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Ian Fraser is a naturalist, conservationist, author, ABC broadcaster, natural history tour guide, environmental consultant and adult educator who has lived and worked in Canberra since 1980. He was awarded the Australian Natural History Medallion in 2006, for services to conservation and education, and is the author of A Bush Capital Year.

Jeannie Gray is a retired teacher and counsellor with a lifelong passion for the study of languages and natural history.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: CSIRO PUB
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0643104690
• ISBN 13: 9780643104693
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 352
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Nicht verfügbar