100 Birds and How They Got Their Names - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook 100 Birds and How They Got Their Names write by Diana Wells. This book was released on 2001-10-30. 100 Birds and How They Got Their Names available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. How did cranes come to symbolize matrimonial happiness? Why were magpies the only creatures that would not go inside Noah's Ark? Birds and bird imagery are integral parts of our language and culture. With her remarkable ability to dig up curious and captivating facts, Diana Wells hatches a treat for active birders and armchair enthusiasts alike. Meet the intrepid adventurers and naturalists who risked their lives to describe and name new birds. Learn the mythical stories of the gods and goddess associated with bird names. Explore the avian emblems used by our greatest writers--from Coleridge's albatross in "The Ancient Mariner" to Poe's raven. A sampling of the bird lore you'll find inside: Benjamin Franklin didn't want the bald eagle on our National Seal because of its "bad moral character," (it steals from other birds); he lobbied for the turkey instead. Chaffinches, whose Latin name means "unmarried," are called "bachelor birds" because they congregate in flocks of one gender. Since mockingbirds mimic speech, some Native American tribes fed mockingbird hearts to their children, believing it helped them learn language. A group of starlings is called a murmuration because they chatter so when they roost in the thousands. Organized alphabetically, each of these bird tales is accompanied by a two-color line drawing. Dip into 100 Birds and you'll never look at a sparrow, an ostrich, or a wren in quite the same way.
Mrs Moreau's Warbler
Mrs Moreau's Warbler - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Mrs Moreau's Warbler write by Stephen Moss. This book was released on 2018-05-01. Mrs Moreau's Warbler available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Swallow and starling, puffin and peregrine, blue tit and blackcap. We use these names so often that few of us ever pause to wonder about their origins. What do they mean? Where did they come from? And who created them? The words we use to name birds are some of the most lyrical and evocative in the English language. They also tell incredible stories: of epic expeditions, fierce battles between rival ornithologists, momentous historical events and touching romantic gestures. Through fascinating encounters with birds, and the rich cast of characters who came up with their names, in Mrs Moreau's Warbler Stephen Moss takes us on a remarkable journey through time. From when humans and birds first shared the earth to our fraught present-day coexistence, Moss shows how these names reveal as much about ourselves and our relationship with the natural world as about the creatures they describe.
How to Know the Birds
How to Know the Birds - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook How to Know the Birds write by Ted Floyd. This book was released on 2019. How to Know the Birds available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "In this elegant narrative, celebrated naturalist Ted Floyd guides you through a year of becoming a better birder. Choosing 200 top avian species to teach key lessons, Floyd introduces a new, holistic approach to bird watching and shows how to use the tools of the 21st century to appreciate the natural world we inhabit together whether city, country or suburbs." -- From book jacket.
Birds What's in a Name?
Birds What's in a Name? - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Birds What's in a Name? write by Peter Barry. This book was released on 2017-07. Birds What's in a Name? available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Have you ever looked through the names in a bird book and thought It's all Greek to me! ? This entertaining and informative guide to bird names explains the meanings behind the names, many of which have fascinating origins and stories behind them. The universal system of `scientific' names, based largely on Greek and Latin, is used in all good bird books and assists birdwatchers around the world in figuring out exactly what they are looking at. While some of the names are fairly self explanatory- such as Troglodytes for the wrens, meaning `cave-dweller' - others are more mysterious. For example, did you know that the scientific name for the Ruff compares the bird to a jousting horseman - a reference to its spectacular display in the breeding season. Covering 600 bird species from around the world, Birds: What's In A Name? includes explanations for names for everything.
Birds of the World
Birds of the World - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Birds of the World write by Frank B. Gill. This book was released on 2006. Birds of the World available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. For many years, the nomenclature of birds has been a divisive issue, with little consistency around the world. This book unifies and standardises the avian nomenclature of the English-speaking regions of the world.
