10,000 Birds
MARCH 22, 2011
The naming of the hornbill family is a bit farther fetched. Wikimedia Commons Bucerotidae is etymologically opaque to most birders, I’d venture, but when Rafinesque described the family almost two centuries ago, he had kine on his mind. Now if only the Hoatzin had been named for its smell. Get yours today!
10,000 Birds
MARCH 8, 2011
He held appointments as Assistant Professor of German at the University of Illinois, Reader in Art and Archaeology at Princeton, and Associate Professor of Medieval Studies at Fordham. Tags: etymology , names , Terminology , words • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more!
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