Lapwings, Loons and Lousy Jacks: The How and Why of Bird Names (Pelagic Monographs) by Ray Reedman
English | October 15, 2016 | ISBN: 178427092X | True EPUB/PDF | 272 pages | 46.99/66.4 MB
The Lapwing once had many regional names; the Loon has a British-American identity crisis and the respectable-sounding Apostlebird is often called a Lousy Jack. Why do bird names, both common and scientific, change over time and why do they vary so much between different parts of the English-speaking world? Wandering through the scientific and cultural history of ornithology takes us to the heart of understanding the long relationship between birds and people.