Whose Bird?: Common Bird Names and the People They Commemorate

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The eponym dictionary of mammals

By Bo Beolens

The Eponym Dictionary Of Reptiles

By Michael Watkins, Michael Grayson, Bo Beolens, Beolens, Bo, Grayson, Michael, Watkins, Michael

Who was Richard Kemp, after whom the Kemp’s ridley sea turtle is named? Is Wake’s Gecko named after Berkeley’s Marvalee Wake? Or perhaps her husband, David? Why do so many snakes and lizards have W...

Eponym Dictionary of Mammals

By Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins Undifferentiated, Michael Grayson

Whose Bird

By Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins, Ben Schott

Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles

By Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins Undifferentiated, Michael Grayson

The Eponym Dictionary Of Birds

By Michael Watkins, Michael Watkins - Undifferentiated, Michael Grayson, Bo Beolens, Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins - Undifferentiated, Michael Grayson, Michael Watkins

A comprehensive dictionary listing all the people whose names are commemorated in the English and scientific names of birds. Birdwatchers often come across bird names that include a person's name,...

Eponym Dictionary of Birds

By Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins Undifferentiated, Michael Grayson

Sharks

By Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins Undifferentiated

Eponym Dictionary of Odonata

By Bo Beolens