{"product_id":"birds-whats-in-a-name-peter-barry-9781925546040","title":"Birds What's in a Name?: From Accipiter to Zoothera the Origin of Bird Names","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis entertaining and informative guide explains the meanings of bird names, many of which have fascinating origins and stories behind them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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 wren, meaning 'cave-dweller' - others are more mysterious - Caprimulgus for nightjar, for example, meaning 'goat-sucker'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCovering hundreds of bird species from around the world, Birds: What's In A Name? includes explanations of hundreds of scientific names and common names, as well as delivering a wealth of other facts and trivia relating to the species concerned. In short, it's the most readable and entertaining book on the subject available anywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnas platyrhynchos (Mallard) 'The duck with the flat beak'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIxobrychus minutus (Little Bittern) 'Small reed bellower'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStrigops habroptilus (Kakapo) A bird that 'looks like an owl, with soft feathers'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePtilonorhynchus violaceus (Satin Bowerbird) 'Violet bird with a feathered bill'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTachybaptus ruficollis (Little Grebe) 'Literally translated, this is the 'red-collared fast-sinker'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Barry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1925546047\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781925546040\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Holland Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/06\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.64h x 6.66w x 0.98d","brand":"Peter Barry","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48587943411967,"sku":"9781925546040","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/birds-whats-in-a-name-peter-barry-9781925546040","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}