Not to throw more fuel on the fire, but perhaps we should be using the
"original" N. American name for Long-tailed duck: ahaaliq

This is the Yupik (Eskimo) name, taken from the checklist for Cape
Krusenstern National Monument, Kobuk Valley National Park, Noatak National
Preserve Other checklists may be found at the Northern Prairie Wildlife
Research Center (USGS)

url is: http://www.birder.com/birding/checklists/index.html

Lois Schultz
lois at acpub.duke.edu
Music Cataloger, Duke University

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