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>You mean we can't offend women either? What will we do with "Bushtit"? Rich
>Stallcup suggested that in polite company "Bushbosom" might be preferred.
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>Gene Hunn.
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>>In the final analysis, this is a simple choice. The AOU has wisely expunged
>>from offical sanction those colloquial bird names which used terms deemed
>>offensive against non-white people and/or women. Beyond all the semantic
>>bobbing and weaving, the two questions are simple: do US & Canadian birders
>>want to retain or reject a racist, sexist name? Yes or no? Does the AOU
>>intend to observe the principle of prior nomenclature? Yes or no?
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>>Michael Price
>>Vancouver BC Canada
>>mprice at mindlink.net

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