Subject: Re: Worgnet - Old Squaw (fwd)
Date: Mar 15 11:50:07 1996
From: Eugene Hunn - hunn at u.washington.edu


It could be as innocent as onomatopoeia. Like "Whip-Poor-Will" which
really casts no aspersions on Will.

Gene Hunn.

On Thu, 14 Mar 1996, Janet Hardin wrote:

> Connie Veldink forwarded the following:
>
> > 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.
>
> Taking a cue from one of our Canadian brethren (I'm sorry I don't remember
> who), I have already begun using "Long-tailed Duck" as being a much more
> appropriate - in every way! - name for this bird. I noted a pair of LTDU in
> my notes just today, seen on Port Townsend Bay.
>
> -- Janet Hardin
> Port Townsend, WA
> wings at olympus.net
>
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