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Dictionary of Birds of the United States.


JOEL Joel, book of the Bible
Joel, prophetic book of the Bible. It is a collection of the oracles of an otherwise unknown prophet, dated variously from the 9th to the 3d cent. B.C., though a date in c.400 B.C. is likely.
 ELLIS HOLLOWAY Holloway may refer to:

Place names:
  • Holloway, London, inner-city district in the London Borough of Islington
  • Holloway, Derbyshire, village in Derbyshire close to Crich
  • Holloway, town in Swift County, Minnesota, USA
 

The more than 900 entries include the resident birds of all 50 states. This dictionary this dictionary - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing  is touted as the only one to trace the derivation derivation, in grammar: see inflection.  of scientific bird names back to the original Greek. Other language sources for bird names are also revealed in concise entries that include the etymologies and meanings of scientific and common names. The entries detail physical characteristics only as they relate to each bird's name. Timber, 2003, 244 p., b&w illus., hardcover, $19.95.
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Date:Oct 18, 2003
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