There was an interesting discussion of this very topic on SAWWHETNET this
past season, prompted by a bander who was making a presentation and was
looking for the correct pronunciation of the Latin name for the Northern
Saw-whet Owl, Aegolius acadicus.

The bottom line being that the book most recommended was a "Dictionary of
Word Roots and Combining Forms" by Donald Borror. Pages 3-6 are devoted to
"Rules for Pronunciation of Scientific Names". I have since obtained two
copies of the book, one for my son and one for my students at school.

J. Acker
Bainbridge Island, WA
Owler at sounddsl.com

-----Original Message-----
From: tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu
[mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Kathryn
Hornbein
Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 8:54 PM
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Subject: [Tweeters] Re: Latin Genus/species names

Re Latin Genus/species names. Until I know how to pronounce these
names, I simply cannot learn them! Anyone know of a resource for
proper pronunciations??
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Kathryn Mikesell Hornbein
1317 Devils Gulch Rd.
Estes Park, CO 80517
kwren at charter.net
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