{"product_id":"latin-for-birdwatchers-lederer-burr-2014","title":"Latin for Birdwatchers by Roger Lederer \u0026 Carol Burr","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLatin for Birdwatchers (Illustrated Struik Nature Reference Guide, 2014)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Illustrated Guide to the Latin and Greek Behind More Than 3,000 Scientific Bird Names\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBibliographic Specifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Latin for Birdwatchers: Over 3,000 Scientific Bird Names Explored and Explained\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Roger Lederer \u0026amp; Carol Burr\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Struik Nature (an imprint of Random House Struik (Pty) Ltd), Cape Town\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2014\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781775840930\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e First published in 2014 by Struik Nature, Cape Town.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's cloth-covered illustrated boards, printed directly with bird illustrations, with illustrated blue endpapers. Issued without a dust jacket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Illustrated quarto-format reference, in colour throughout with bird illustrations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Condition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good (VG)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Boards:\u003c\/strong\u003e The cloth-covered boards are printed directly with bird illustrations. The spine cloth shows light yellowish discolouration and marking. There is visible wear to the top edge and corners of the boards, with scuffing and some lifting or fraying at the top edge of the front board and at the corners. The back cover is clean.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The text block is clean and tight, with the sampled pages free of foxing or markings. The blue endpapers carry a printed bird illustration, and the front endpaper is clean. Some slight lifting from edge wear is visible near the top of the board edge at the fore-edge.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not Applicable (As Issued). The illustration is printed directly on the cloth boards.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLatin for Birdwatchers, published by Struik Nature in Cape Town in 2014, is a reference guide to the scientific and everyday Latin, and occasionally Greek, words used to name and describe bird species. Its alphabetical entries explore and explain more than 3,000 scientific bird names, with definitions and pronunciation guides.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlongside the entries the book offers feature pages on bird behaviour, profiles of twelve great ornithologists and an in-depth look at twenty bird genera. It is illustrated throughout in colour with more than 200 historical ornithological illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe authors do not claim to be comprehensive, since there are some 20,000 bird names, but the book gives birders a way into the language behind the names in the field guide. It will appeal to birdwatchers, students of natural history and collectors of illustrated Africana nature titles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Roger Lederer \u0026amp; Carol Burr\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoger Lederer is professor emeritus of biological sciences at California State University, Chico, where he taught ornithology and ecology. He is the author of Beaks, Bones, and Bird Songs and Birds: Ornithology and the Great Bird Artists, and co-author of Latin for Bird Lovers, the American and English edition of this title.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarol Burr holds a PhD from Case Western Reserve University. She taught literature at California State University, Chico, for 37 years before retiring in 2008, and has written articles and edited books on women writers and sense of place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLatin for Birdwatchers Struik · scientific bird names explained · Roger Lederer bird book · illustrated ornithology reference · Struik Nature bird book · meaning of Latin bird names · used collectible birding book\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Struik Nature (an imprint of Random House Struik (Pty) Ltd)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58800932618543,"sku":"TCB-000558","price":340.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/latin-for-birdwatchers18779_cover_1.jpg?v=1794121980","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/latin-for-birdwatchers-lederer-burr-2014","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}