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>I am no expert,
>Heermann's Gull is a bit trickier, but I have most often heard (and use
>myself) the pronunciation equivalent to "here' mun", stressing the first
>syllable and using the schwa or "uh" sound for the second syllable. I too
>have heard other variations on this one.

Re: Dennis's comment (which I did not save) about the proper pronunciation
of names. The German pronunciation of Heermann is as he stated. But
while he makes a good point about pronouncing names as they were originally
pronounced, foreign words (including names) taken into another language
often change their pronunciation. No one says {Tay' has} for Texas
anymore. So I don't know. At some point common usage takes over.
Personally, I shall continue to use {here' mun}, and hope that everyone
understands what I mean. Tim