I have to agree with Mike..and I love those bird names! - they are funny
and sometimes very sweet and/or rightly descriptive . and remember,
these mentioned are just the ENGLISH language version of the birds
common names, i.e., nicknames.. Not their actual zoological species
names in most cases.
(note to that twitter poster.. ugh)
I was kind of annoyed by the headline on Twisted Sifter "Species of
Birds Named By People Who Clearly Hate Birds is a Thing and It’s Incredible"
(it's the "incredible" that really got to me)
Much funnier (IMHO) and enjoyable are the two books by John, Ben and
Catheryn Sill who love birds but have invented a variety of species and
illustrated them in " A field Guide to LIttle Known and Seldom Seen
birds of North America." I've got the original paperbacks from 1988 and
1990..but there is a 2013 volume with a new not as cute cover on Amazon
as well. Lots of used copies all over the internet, at least on this
side of the pond..
ann
On 2/13/2021 6:01 AM, mike wilson wrote:
On 12 February 2021 at 22:23 "Daniel J. Matyola" <danmaty...@gmail.com> wrote:
https://twistedsifter.com/2021/02/funny-bird-species-names-compilation/
Quite the opposite in most cases. Some (e.g. Smew) are onomatopoeic versions
of the bid's call. Others (troglodyte mignon) refer to behaviour or (horned
screamer) are purely descriptive. The only one that may be slightly unkind is
the (Blue footed - there are others) Booby. This is related to the albatross,
spends minimal time earthbound and is therefore not the most agile of animals
on its feet. But that assumes a late 20th century useage of the term, which
may not be correct.
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