Zoological nomenclature
Sunday 17 February 2013
Sparrowhawk
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Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Matthurin Jacques Brisson 1760 Back to ancient Greece, for our ongoing investigation into the ...
Wednesday 6 February 2013
Honey buzzard
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Honey buzzard Pernis apivorus Linnaeus, 1758 The honey buzzard is a large, sexually dimorphic ( male and female distingui...
Saturday 2 February 2013
Rough-legged buzzard
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Rough-legged buzzard Buteo lagopus Pontoppidan, 1763 With “Zoonames” I am attempting to create a little on-line reference...
Thursday 31 January 2013
Marsh harrier
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Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus Linnaeus, 1758 The marsh harrier is our largest harrier and these days, our most numerous (though far f...
Sunday 27 January 2013
Hen harrier
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Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus Linnaeus, 1766 I've been away from "zoo-names" for a wee while (a new son to watch over) but t...
Saturday 8 December 2012
White-tailed sea eagle
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White-tailed sea eagle Haliaeetus albicilla [Linnaeus, 1758 The white-tailed sea eagle has one of the most apt (if uninspiring) scien...
Friday 7 December 2012
Goldeneye
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Goldeneye Bucephala clangula [Linnaeus, 1758] Probably my favourite duck of all (it battles with the wigeon for that title), the golden...
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