– Rumped woodcock, waxwing or snow goose, all regarding the names of birds
Professor Pierre Cabard has been perfecting “The etymology of bird names” for more than fifteen years. A poetic, scholarly and farcical bible, and not just for gannets and ornithologists.
Nearly 1000 species, common, rare or very rare. More than 2200 scientific or vernacular terms. And a stone thrown by a single man in a fantastic aviary, “The etymology of the names of birds”. Pierre Cabard, professor at the Faculty of Sciences in Tours, has been perfecting this bible for ornithologists since 1995. The sumptuous sum combines poetry and mythology, history and fine arts in a range of shimmering erudition that unfolds to infinity. “Oh, I’m not a partridge of the year,” smiles the now retired septuagenarian.