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LAPWINGS, LOONS & LOUSY JACKS. THE HOW AND WHY OF BIRD NAMES
Reedman R.
Destapa las historias detrás de la increíble diversidad de los nombres en inglés de las aves, explica muchos nombres científicos y qué significan realmente, y por último echa un vistazo a la historia del sistema por el cual nombramos a las aves. Ray Reedman explora la historia natural y el folclore detrás de los nombres de las aves. Mediante este ejercicio, descubrimos que uno de los últimos nombres explicados fue el del negrón, scoter en inglés, que hasta hace poco todavía no se sabía el por qué del término.
