Birds in the ancient world from A to Z

"Ornithology was born in Ancient Greece, when Aristotle and other writers studies and sought to identify birds. Birds in the Ancient World from A to Z gathers together the information available from classical sources, listing all the names that ancient Greeks gave their birds and their descriptions and analyses. Arnott identifies (where achievable) as many of them as possible in the light of modern ornithological studies." "The ancient Greek bird names are transliterated into English script, and all that the classical writers said about birds is presented in English. This book is accordingl...