{"product_id":"birds-whats-in-a-name-by-peter-barry-9781760796952","title":"Birds: What's in a Name","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis entertaining and informative guide explains the meanings of bird names, many of which have fascinating origins and stories behind them. The universal system of scientific names, based largely on Greek and Latin, is used in all good bird books and assists birdwatchers around the world in figuring out exactly what they are looking at.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile some of the names are fairly self-explanatory, such as \u003cem\u003eTroglodytes\u003c\/em\u003e for wren, meaning \"cave-dweller,\" others are more mysterious, \u003cem\u003eCaprimulgus\u003c\/em\u003e for nightjar, for example, meaning \"goat-sucker.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCovering hundreds of bird species from around the world, \u003cem\u003eBirds: What's in a Name\u003c\/em\u003e includes explanations of hundreds of scientific names and common names, as well as delivering a wealth of other facts and trivia relating to the species concerned. In short, it’s the most readable and entertaining book on the subject available anywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnas platyrhynchos\u003c\/em\u003e (Mallard) – \"The duck with the flat beak.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIxobrychus minutus\u003c\/em\u003e (Little Bittern) – \"Small reed bellower.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStrigops habroptilus\u003c\/em\u003e (Kakapo) – \"A bird that looks like an owl, with soft feathers.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePtilonorhynchus violaceus\u003c\/em\u003e (Satin Bowerbird) – \"Violet bird with a feathered bill.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTachybaptus ruficollis\u003c\/em\u003e (Little Grebe) – Literally translated, this is the \"red-collared fast-sinker.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47719821869292,"sku":"9781760796952","price":26.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781760796952-birds-what-s-in-a-name.jpg?v=1780977308","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/birds-whats-in-a-name-by-peter-barry-9781760796952","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}