Subject: Re: it's official!
Date: Mar 5 14:55:29 1996
From: Don Baccus - donb at Rational.COM


Dennis:

> Island Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma insularis

Boy, they really copped out on this one! Talk about a generic
name for a localized species! Can we cheat? "Hey, I'm on Oak
Island, now I've got Island Scrub-Jay!"

>Northern Hobby becomes Eurasian Hobby

You mean we have to stop birding in North America? Who's gonna buy
our airplane tickets?

- Don Baccus, Portland OR <donb at rational.com>
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