Subject: Re: Waterfowl order
Date: Sep 29 00:17:52 1997
From: jcbowling at mindlink.bc.ca - jcbowling at mindlink.bc.ca


snip...
> As with most bird-related organizations, the Maryland Ornithological
> Society relies totally on the AOU for taxonomy. I wonder, for example, how
> Audubon Field Notes will handle this transition with all of its field
> reporters and editors. It made perfect sense to me that everyone should
> prepare for but expect to make the formal "big switch" on the day the 7th
> edition arrives in the mail. ...snip...

All _Field Notes_ editors have been informed that no change other than new
species names will be undertaken in the journal until the 7th edition of the
AOU Checklist is published.

- Jack



Jack Bowling
Prince George, BC
jcbowling at mindlink.bc.ca