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Author Sandrock, James.

Title The Scientific Nomenclature of Birds in the Upper Midwest.

Publication Info. Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, 2014.
©2014

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Description 1 online resource (192 pages).
text file
Series Bur Oak Guide
Bur Oak guide.
Summary The translation and explanation of genus and species names yield markers to help us identify birds in the field as well as remember distinctive traits. Having a basic understanding of the scientific and common names of birds reveals insights into their color, behavior, habitat, or geography. Knowing that Cyanocitta means "blue chatterer" and cristata means "crested, tufted" or that Anas means "a duck" and clypeata means "armed with a shield" tells you just about everything you need to identify a Blue Jay or a Northern Shoveler. In this portable reference book, James Sandrock and Jean Prior exp.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Birds; Biographies; Selected Bibliography; Index of Common Names; Index of Species Names.
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Subject Birds -- Middle West -- Nomenclature.
Birds.
Middle West.
Birds -- Middle West -- Nomenclature (Popular)
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Terminology.
Electronic books.
Added Author Prior, Jean C.
Other Form: Print version: 9781609382254
ISBN 9781609382605 (electronic book)
1609382609 (electronic book)
9781609382254
1609382250
Standard No. 99959795192