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This Second Edition of Australian Bird Names is a completely
updated checklist of Australian birds and the meanings behind their
common and scientific names, which may be useful, useless or
downright misleading! For each species, the authors examine the
many-and-varied common names and 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 many species. As
well as being a book about names, this is a book about the history
of the ever-developing understanding of birds, about the people who
contributed to this understanding and, most of all, about the birds
themselves. This Second Edition has been revised to follow current
taxonomy and understanding of the relationships between families,
genera and species. It contains new taxa, updated text and new
vagrants and will be interesting reading for anyone with a love of
birds, words or the history of Australian biology and
bird-watching. Features Offers readers with a greater understanding
of the origins and bases for the names and relationships of
Australian birds, which will in turn provide greater appreciation
of and familiarity with the birds themselves Presented in an
entertaining and discursive manner, so that it can be read for
enjoyment, as well as a reference Expanded, rewritten and
reorganised to conform taxonomically to the most recent version of
the International Ornithological Committee's (IOC) World Bird List
(Version 8.2), including the addition of new vagrants and taxa
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