Vol. 1 No. 2 (1953)
Research Article

Longevity of Bird Names

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  • w. L. McAtee
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.1953.1.2.85

Published 1953-06-01

Copyright (c) 1953 Maney

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