On Sun, 06 Aug 1995 David McDonald wrote -
>A friend in the Canberra Ornithologists Group is considering preparing an
>information sheet for members covering the origins and meanings of the
>scientific names of the circa 230 bird species found in the ACT. We are
>wondering if this has already been done by anyone for Australian birds
>generally? Does anyone know?
>
Well, yes.
Some years ago Edgar Hamonet, a 'veteran' member of the Hunter Bird
Observers Club, researched and self produced just that for all Australian
birds. Ed is our specialist on Australian bird names and his ability to
unravel the mysteries of nomenclature is truly amazing. He is at the moment
doing a revision to bring the information into line with Christidis &
Boles. This publication is usually in the HBOC library for its members'
use. Feel free to contact Ed on (049) 58 1023 if you require more info or
write to -
Ed Hamonet
c/o Hunter Bird Observers Club Inc
PO Box 25
NEW LAMBTON NSW 2305
Cheers,
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