Tweets--Any thoughts on this? Apologies to those who already read Worgnet.

Connie Veldink
<cveldink at ctc.ctc.edu>

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Date: Thu, 14 Mar 1996 12:58:32 +0500
From: Sue Daniels <sdaniels at VT.EDU>
To: Multiple recipients of list WORGNET <WORGNET at SIVM.BITNET>
Subject: Worgnet - Old Squaw

Hi-
Thanks to those concerned for setting up this listserve - it's nice to
be included.

I have a question - does anyone know the status of the name, Old Squaw?
It occurred to me (just recently, I'm sorry to say) that this is a racist,
sexist, and 'age-ist' name for a beautiful bird. ('Squaw' was french slang
for vagina; old squaw refers to its call, said to sound like old women.)
The name should be changed to Long-tailed Duck, the European counterpart--
which would be more consistent, also. When I mentioned this to my advisor,
he replied that this change may already be underway. Does anyone on this
listserve have more information? If the name is not presently being
changed, could someone please refer me to an appropriate member of the
checklist committee who would hear my concerns?

Sue



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Susan Daniels
Dept of Biology
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Va. 24061-0406

MS student
present research: dispersal of female red-cockaded woodpeckers