<strong>Ian Fraser</strong> is a naturalist, conservationist, author, ABC broadcaster, natural history tour guide, environmental consultant and adult educator who has lived and worked in Canberra since 1980. He was awarded the Australian Natural History Medallion in 2006, for services to conservation and education, and is the author of <em>A Bush Capital Year</em>.<br><br><strong>Jeannie Gray</strong> is a retired teacher and counsellor with a lifelong passion for the study of languages and natural history.
"""A rare example of a very learned reference book that's full of fun. Essential for anyone keen on birds or words.""--Summit Sun ""As well as being a book about names, this is a book about the history of ever-developing understandings of birds, about the people who contributed and, most of all, about the birds themselves. RECOMMENDATION: For anyone with a serious interest in the birds of Australia or ornithological nomenclature.""-- (12/01/2013)"