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Carregando... Dictionary of Birds of the United States: Scientific and Common Namesde Joel Ellis Holloway
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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. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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Google Books — Carregando... GênerosClassificação decimal de Dewey (CDD)598.0973Natural sciences and mathematics Zoology Birds Biography; History By Place North America United StatesClassificação da Biblioteca do Congresso dos E.U.A. (LCC)AvaliaçãoMédia:
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Sample entry, with asterisks used to indicate italics:
*Bucephala clangula* (Common Goldeneye)
SCIENTIFIC NAME *Bucephala* + *clangula*, a small noise, a diminutive of the Latin *clangor*, noise. Reference is to the sound of the wingbeats in flight.
COMMON NAME Common, for its wide distribution. Goldeneye, has yellow irises.
There are some ("more than 25") handsome black & white line drawings.
From the blurb: "With more than 900 entries, all the resident birds of the 50 states are included, as well as escaped, exotic and rare visitors." And "The dictionary is the only work of its kind that brings the derivation of scientific bird names back to the original Greek."