Whose Bird? - Softcover

Bo Beolens

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 0713666471 ISBN 13: 9780713666472

Publisher: Christopher Helm, 2003

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Birders often wonder about the people commemorated in the names of many of our familiar bird species. Was Bonaparte's Gull named after Napoleon? Was the Pallas who named Pallas' Warbler the same individual as the discoverer of Pallas' Sandgrouse, and if so did he discover the two birds at the same time, on the same journey? Who was the Lady Amherst who gave her name to one of the world's most spectacular yet secretive pheasants? This book answers these questions and many more by presenting a potted biography of every individual who has given their name to a species of bird.The biographies detail the life and work of the individual involved, often revealing fascinating insights about the nature of bird study and exploration in the centuries gone by. 2235 birds and 1124 individuals are covered in the texts, and all available details are given for the handful of names which could not be traced. This reference is illustrated throughout with portraits of the individuals concerned and line drawings of the birds that bear their names.

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From the Author:

This book is about the people behind the common names of species of birds. In production now is a much larger 'Eponym Dictionary of Birds' which is expanded to include all people immortalised in scientific names including all sub-species... due out in 2014. It also corrects errors in 'Whose Bird'.

About the Author:

Both authors are lifelong birders. Bo Beolens is known to thousands of birders as 'The Fat Birder' - founder of probably the biggest and best Internet resource for birders in existence.

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