Ian Fraser

This second edition of Australian Bird Names is a completely updated checklist of Australian birds and the meanings behind their common and scientific names, which may be useful, useless, or downright misleading! For each species, the authors examine the many-and-varied common names and full scientific name, with derivation, translation, and a guide to pronunciation. Stories behind the name are included,...

This is a book of the discovery of birds and the places they live. Everywhere we go there are birds, and they all have mysteries to be unravelled. These mysteries include the way they look, from bizarre to apparently mundane, why they live where they live, and the things they do, many of which are far too incredible to even...