Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names by Jobling, James A - 2010

Christopher Helm, 2010. Hardcover. New. Many scientific bird names describe a bird's habits, habitat or distribution, or a plumage feature, while others are named after their discoverers or prominent ornithologists. This reference lists the origin and meaning of the scientific names of birds, listing generic, specific, and subspecific names of every form of bird in the world - some 20,000 entries in total. Second edition of a title first publsihed by Oxford University Press, Reprinted with corrections 2011.