This book provides the first standardized English-language nomenclature for all living birds of the world. While previous checklists, including those by Sibley and Monroe, Clements, and Howard and Moore, were primarily taxonomic works, Birds of the World provides English-language names based on the rules and principles developed by leading ornithologists worldwide and endorsed by members of the preeminent International Ornithological Congress.The book's introduction includes background material on the project and discusses the authors' rationale for naming conventions. The list of over 10,000 names follows, in taxonomic order, with relevant scientific names and a brief description of the birds' breeding range. The first standardized English-language nomenclature for all living birds 10,000+ names, in taxonomic order Includes scientific names and descriptions of birds' breeding range Accompanying CD contains full text and additional information on species distribution

Birds of the World: Recommended English Names

Science & Math

Gill, Frank

Wright, Minturn

Biological Sciences

Princeton University Press

<p>Ornithology is the classic text for the undergraduate ornithology course, long admired for its evolutionary approach to bird science. The new edition maintains the scope and expertise that made the book so popular while incorporating the latest research and updating the exquisite program of drawings.</p>

Ornithology

Robinson, Scott

Prum, Richard

W.H.Freeman

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