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1 online resource (1 audio file (9hr., 18 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Performer |
Narrated by Stephen Moss. |
| Summary |
Swallow and starling, puffin and peregrine, blue tit and blackcap. We use these names so often that few of us ever pause to wonder about their origins. What do they mean? Where did they come from? And who created them? The words we use to name birds are some of the most lyrical and evocative in the English language. They also tell incredible stories: of epic expeditions, fierce battles between rival ornithologists, momentous historical events and touching romantic gestures. Through fascinating encounters with birds, and the rich cast of characters who came up with their names, in Mrs. Moreau's Warbler Stephen Moss takes us on a remarkable journey through time. From when humans and birds first shared the earth to our fraught present-day coexistence, Moss shows how these names reveal as much about ourselves and our relationship with the natural world as about the creatures they describe. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Birds -- Nomenclature.
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Birds -- Terminology.
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| Added Author |
Moss, Stephen.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781528875691 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1528875699 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT13644530 |
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