The Scientific Nomenclature of Birds in the Upper Midwest.

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Author / Creator:	Sandrock, James.
Imprint:	Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, 2014. ©2014
Description:	1 online resource (192 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Bur Oak Guide Bur Oak guide.
Subject:	Birds -- Middle West -- Nomenclature. Birds -- Middle West -- Nomenclature (Popular) Birds. Middle West. Electronic books. Terminology. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11348371

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Other authors / contributors:	Prior, Jean C.
ISBN:	9781609382605 1609382609 9781609382254 1609382250
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
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.
Other form:	Print version: 9781609382254
Standard no.:	99959795192

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