Nomina: Global Bird Directory

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"NOMINA" is a computer dictionary of the scientific and common names of the birds of the world. It brings together all the major references. It features all the scientific names according to the major international standard taxonomies - Peters, Morony, Bock and Farrand; Wolters; Sibley and Monroe; and Clements. It translates automatically between taxonomies and defines species limits, and explains nomenclature discrepancies. The text contains global lists of English, Italian, German and French common names, together with many alternative English common names. All scientific names and common names are browsed in taxonomic sequence alphabetically, and faunal regions and sorts species are defined.