If the English language is an amalgamation of words from thousands of other languages and cultures, then English common bird names are that writ small. They’re a hodgepodge of from every possible source and an endless supply of amazing bird history and trivia. WINGS guide Susan Myers’s new work, called The Bird Name Book, is a fascinating combination of etymology and ornithology, and she joins us to talk about it.

Also, a really cool new study about convergent evolution.

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