Subject: Re: Stellar's Sea Eagle
Date: Jun 8 13:36:13 1995
From: Dennis Paulson - dpaulson at ups.edu


Thanks for the correction, Chris. Like you, I get tired of seeing
"Stellar's Jay" written again and again. Steller's Jay is a stellar animal
(as are those sea eagles, sea lions, and sea cows), but none of them is a
Stellar's animal. Georg Wilhelm Steller might turn over in his grave if he
knew what we were doing to his name (or maybe he wouldn't give a damn...).

Dennis Paulson, Director phone: (206) 756-3798
Slater Museum of Natural History fax: (206) 756-3352
University of Puget Sound e-mail: dpaulson at ups.edu
Tacoma, WA 98416