Beolens, Bo., et al. The Eponym Dictionary of Birds. 1st. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2014
pp.624. A new hdbk. in new dw. A fascinating read. RRP £50.00.
Those interested in birds often come across bird names that include a person’s name, for example Bewick’s Swan or Pallas’s Warbler. Such names are called eponyms and this book explains the origins of over 4,000 eponymous names.
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