This is the most complete and up-to-date dictionary of names of American birds available. With more than 900 entries, all the resident birds of the 50 states ar

A comprehensive dictionary of the meaning and derivation of scientific bird names. Many scientific bird names describe a bird's habits, habitat, distribution or

Includes "Biographical appendix," bibliography, and Englis/Latin glossary.

Explains the etymological origins of birds' English common names, along with scientific counterparts.

More than 900 species of birds are known from North America, an avifauna made up of native year-round residents and seasonal migrants, modestly enhanced by intr