Mrs Moreau's Warbler: How Birds Got Their Names
| Autor: | Moss, Stephen |
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| EAN: | 9781783350902 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 368 |
| Produktart: | Gebunden |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 04.12.2018 |
| Schlagworte: | Animals |
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Cuckoo, chiffchaff and kittiwake: just three of many names based on the bird's sound.Wheatear: nothing to do with ears of wheat, but the Anglo-Saxon for "White-arse".Hobby: whoe scientific name, Falco subbuteo, inspired the table-top football game.Dartford warbler: originally found near Dartford, yet never sighted there again.Cuddy's duck: local name for the eider, whose feathers were made into eiderdowns.Bananaquit, festive coquette and screaming piha: the world's most unusual bird names?Mrs Moreau's warbler: the touching love story behind the name of one of the world's rarest birds.
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