GOTCH, A.F BIRDS - THEIR LATIN NAMES EXPLAINED , Poole, U.K.: Blandford Press, 1981.

First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 0713711752 Hardcover in very good condition, Top edge is blue, but the colour has partly faded, and some of the pages have just a hint of blue along top edge. The pages are all clean and bright. A very good tight book. Dustjacket in fine condition. 348pp, including Bibliography - General Index - Indexes of English Names and Latin Names. Around 1,850 birds are included. The first five chapters explain the system of classification started by the Swedish naturalist Carl von Linne during the 18C, and which became known as the Binominal System. Chapter 6 sets out the Orders and Families of Birds - the class Aves. Thereafter, each chapter is devoted to one of the 27 Orders. (8¾"h x 5½"w) (22cms x 14.5ms) approx. (Book ref. 7696)  £45.00

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