On Sun, 14 Dec 1997, Don Baccus wrote:
>
> Clearly there are many separate populations, if not subspecies, adapted to
> slopes of varying degrees of steepness.
>
> Kelly, how can one live in the PNW without hearing of the side-hill gouger? :)

Well, that's an illustration of how important it is to use scientific
names for species that lack standardization of common names. The phyla
Geologia, as you undoubtedly know, does not have an organization like AOU
to enforce common nomenclature. Besides, isn't it more correct to call
it the Side's Hill-gouger?

Kelly Cassidy -- Washington Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Box 357980, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 98195
kelly at u.washington.edu --- 206-685-4195 --- 206-368-8076