Author: John E. Pemberton
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Category : Ornithologists
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Who's who in Ornithology
Author: John E. Pemberton
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Category : Ornithologists
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ornithologists
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Whose Bird?
Author: Bo Beolens
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ISBN: 9781399421027
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
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ISBN: 9781399421027
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Whose Bird?
Author: Bo Beolens
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ISBN: 9780300103595
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Is Bonaparte's Gull named after Napoleon Bonaparte? Is the Pallas' Sandgrouse named for the same individual as the Pallas' Warbler? This entertaining book provides for the first time a mini-biography of every person after whom a bird has been named in the English vernacular--some 1,400 individuals. Featuring 150 illustrations, Whose Bird? is arranged in the style of an encyclopedia with entries indexed both by relevant individual and by bird. The book concentrates on the people--heroes, romantics, fanatics, and many others. Entries explain who the people were, when and where they traveled, what else they did and were famous for, with whom they were connected, what they wrote and published, and how birds came to be named after them. Filled with fascinating stories about the lives and times of naturalists over the centuries, this accessible reference volume will intrigue readers at every level of interest in ornithology.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780300103595
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Is Bonaparte's Gull named after Napoleon Bonaparte? Is the Pallas' Sandgrouse named for the same individual as the Pallas' Warbler? This entertaining book provides for the first time a mini-biography of every person after whom a bird has been named in the English vernacular--some 1,400 individuals. Featuring 150 illustrations, Whose Bird? is arranged in the style of an encyclopedia with entries indexed both by relevant individual and by bird. The book concentrates on the people--heroes, romantics, fanatics, and many others. Entries explain who the people were, when and where they traveled, what else they did and were famous for, with whom they were connected, what they wrote and published, and how birds came to be named after them. Filled with fascinating stories about the lives and times of naturalists over the centuries, this accessible reference volume will intrigue readers at every level of interest in ornithology.
Who's who in America
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 3728
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 3728
Book Description
Who's who Among North American Authors
Author: Alberta Lawrence
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Category : Authors, American
Languages : en
Pages : 1106
Book Description
"Covering the United States and Canada [with their possessions and neighbors] and containing the biographical and literary data of living authors whose birth or activities connect them with the continent of North America, with a press section devoted to journalists and magazine writers" (varies slightly).
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Category : Authors, American
Languages : en
Pages : 1106
Book Description
"Covering the United States and Canada [with their possessions and neighbors] and containing the biographical and literary data of living authors whose birth or activities connect them with the continent of North America, with a press section devoted to journalists and magazine writers" (varies slightly).
Who's who
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Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 858
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Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 858
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Who's who Among North American Authors
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Category : Authors, American
Languages : en
Pages : 466
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ISBN:
Category : Authors, American
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
How to Know the Birds
Author: Ted Floyd
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ISBN: 1426220030
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
"In this elegant narrative, celebrated naturalist Ted Floyd guides you through a year of becoming a better birder. Choosing 200 top avian species to teach key lessons, Floyd introduces a new, holistic approach to bird watching and shows how to use the tools of the 21st century to appreciate the natural world we inhabit together whether city, country or suburbs." -- From book jacket.
Publisher:
ISBN: 1426220030
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
"In this elegant narrative, celebrated naturalist Ted Floyd guides you through a year of becoming a better birder. Choosing 200 top avian species to teach key lessons, Floyd introduces a new, holistic approach to bird watching and shows how to use the tools of the 21st century to appreciate the natural world we inhabit together whether city, country or suburbs." -- From book jacket.
Who's who in Pennsylvania
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Category : Pennsylvania
Languages : en
Pages : 856
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Category : Pennsylvania
Languages : en
Pages : 856
Book Description
Who's who in New York City and State
Author: Lewis Randolph Hamersly
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Category : New York (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1416
Book Description
Containing authentic biographies of New Yorkers who are leaders and representatives in various departments of worthy human achievement including sketches of every army and navy officer born in or appointed from New York and now serving, of all the congressmen from the state, all state senators and judges, and all ambassadors, ministers and consuls appointed from New York.
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Category : New York (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1416
Book Description
Containing authentic biographies of New Yorkers who are leaders and representatives in various departments of worthy human achievement including sketches of every army and navy officer born in or appointed from New York and now serving, of all the congressmen from the state, all state senators and judges, and all ambassadors, ministers and consuls appointed from New York.