Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds
Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds

Author: Les Christidis

Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 0643065113

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Lists all those species of birds that have been recorded from the Australian mainland, Tasmania, island territories and surrounding waters. Based on theauthors' original book The Taxonomy and Species of Birds of Australia and its Territories, it includes any new species for which records have been accepted by the Records Appraisal Committee of Birds Australia. It also includes all extant and recently extinct (post-1800) native species, as well as new species, accepted vagrants and introduced species that have become established and continue to survive in the wild.

Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names
Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names

Author: James A. Jobling

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2010-06-30

Total Pages: 433

ISBN-13: 1408133261

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A comprehensive dictionary of the meaning and derivation of scientific bird names. Many scientific bird names describe a bird's habits, habitat, distribution or a plumage feature, while others are named after their discoverers or in honour of prominent ornithologists. This extraordinary work of reference lists the generic and specific name for almost every species of bird in the world and gives its meaning and derivation. In the case of eponyms brief biographical details are provided for each of the personalities commemorated in the scientific names. This fascinating book is an outstanding source of information which will both educate and inform, and may even help to understand birds better.

Catalogue of the Fulicariæ (Rallidæ and Heliornithidaæ) And Alectorides (Aramidæ, Eurypygidæ, Mesitidæ, Rhinochetidæ, Gruidæ, Psophiidæ, and Otididæ)
Catalogue of the Fulicariæ (Rallidæ and Heliornithidaæ) And Alectorides (Aramidæ, Eurypygidæ, Mesitidæ, Rhinochetidæ, Gruidæ, Psophiidæ, and Otididæ)

Author: R. Bowdler Sharpe

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-06-22

Total Pages: 410

ISBN-13: 9781332738366

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Excerpt from Catalogue of the Fulicariae (Rallidae and Heliornithidaae) And Alectorides (Aramidae, Eurypygidae, Mesitidae, Rhinochetidae, Gruidae, Psophiidae, and Otididae): In the Collection of the British Museum As in the preceding volumes, the series of specimens of the American and Indian species are derived chie y from the Hume, Tweeddale, and godman-salvin Collections; but they have beenvi preface. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."