Subject: Re: Trumpeter Swan four letter code
Date: Dec 6 06:55:14 1996
From: Mike Patterson - mpatters at orednet.org
according to the USFW NBS official code book:
Trumpeter Swan = TRUS
Tree Swallow = TRES
The rule is: If two birds have the same 4-code, one picks the next easiest
combination IN BOTH SPECIES that resolves the conflict.
>
>With all this talk about Trumpeter vs Tundra Swans I have noticed that
>everyone seems to use TRSW as the code for the Trumpeter. There is a
>conflict with that code and the Tree Swallow. It is my understanding that
>TRSW is used for the Tree Swallow and TMSW for the Trumpeter Swan.
>
>Hugh Jennings
>Bellevue, WA
>
>
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