On Thu, 22 Aug 1996, Dennis Paulson wrote:

> I think you're absolutely right, Jerry, and I liked your little essay!
>
> These names "belong" to these birds and only these birds, and they should
> be recognized as proper names,

Dennis et Tweets--

perhaps if we had more intimate acquaintance with these birds,
we could just give them all familiar names.. for instance,
because of the Kingfisher's shock of *hair*, I've always called
them *Rubensteins*, (after that remarkable pianist of course)

Tom