Re scientific names

[(Harvey Perkins)]

I thought that the "Birds" volume of (I think it is) the Photographic Index
of Australian Animals by the Australian Museum included explanations of the
sci. names of all the species.  I began compiling a list of scientific name
meanings several years ago before giving up- its much easier to find the
info from an already pubished book- but as a result I do have about ten
pages of stuff and a greek dictionary if you, David, or whoever it is you
were referring to is interested!  One of my favourites by the by, is
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris, the Eastern spinebill (= narrow-nosed
spine-bill).

Harvey

Harvey D. Perkins
Divn Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Faculty of Science                           ph:  +61.6.249 2663
Australian National University              fax:  +61.6.249 0313
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