Birds: Their Latin Names Explained - Hardcover

Birds: Their Latin Names Explained book by A.F. Gotch

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice older book in good condition. Some tanning wear and marking due to age. Hardcover. English. See images for condition. About the book >.>.> Most books about animals usually give their Latin names and this is particularly evident in the ever growing numbers of ornithological and avicultural titles. This welcome trend enables a species to be identified as that particular species, regardless of its common name, and it is applicable throughout the world. However, most readers have little or no idea what the Latin names mean, or indeed why the names are given; no attempt is made to 'translate' the Latin names into English or to explain the reason for the names. This book is an attempt to remedy such a situation. Of the more than 8,000 known species of birds, some 1,850 are included. Most have been selected because they are well known, and some because they are rare, or even on the point of extinction; the selection is world-wide and even includes some birds known only on remote islands. The book's coverage is sufficient for it to be of practical everyday use to ornithologists throughout the world. The first five chapters of the book expl. Artikel-Nr. Batch-FM596-G-12588

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