>I've noticed that gulls and shearwaters almost always circle the pelagic
>boats counterclockwise. Do they circle clockwise south of the Equator?
>
>Gene.
>
>On Tue, 2 Jan 1996, Steven G. Herman wrote:
>
>> Alas the poor Ospreys, but Red Crossbills are similarly afflicted. I
>> don't know if this is in the Birder's Handbook or not, but it is
>> generally well known that the upper mandibles of Red Crossbills below the
>> equator cross the lower mandibles to the left, whereas ours cross to
>> the right. And vice versa for the lowers. So much for physics, also a vice.
>> Steve Herman

I just have to put a stop to this rampant chicanery. All of these points
will be moot very soon, as all clocks become digital and birds that depend
on clockwise and counterclockwise quickly go extinct.

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
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