Chatters:
What follows is a summary of the changes to the ABA Checklist what will
appear in the October 1993 issue of birding. You can consider them official
now, and adjust your list totals accordingly.

TAXONOMIC CHANGES ACCEPTED
Green-backed Heron is split into
Green Heron and Striated Heron (extralimital)

Black-shouldered Kite is split into
White-tailed Kite and Black-shouldered Kite (extralimital)

Lesser Golden-Plover is split into
Pacific Golden-Plover and American Golden-Plover

Rosy Finch is split into
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch, Black Rosy-Finch, and Brown-capped Rosy-Finch

NEW SPECIES ACCEPTED
Himalayan Snowcock
Collared Plover
Yellow-legged Gull
Whiskered Tern
Green-breasted Mango
Cinnamon Humminbird
Worthen's Sparrow

NEW SPECIES NOT ACCEPTED
Social Flycatcher

CHANGE IN SCIENTIFIC NAME
Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus)

NEW SPECIES, ORIGIN UNCERTAIN
European Turtle-Dove

The report went through a number of changes between its original submission
and final publication, so like the AOU Checklist, it ain't official until it's
out. There will be some really neat photos in the report, so you have more
than just the changes and gory details to anticipate. And there is a lot in
the mill for next year.

Paul DeBenedictis, Chair
ABA Checklist Committee