xenops is good, but xantus does not impress me (when i think of bird
names, i never think of human names that were given to that BIRD
species through an accident of discovery, but hey, that's just me, i
guess).

regards,

Deborah Wisti-Peterson email:nyneve at u.washington.edu
Department of Zoology, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash, USA
Visit me on the web: http://students.washington.edu/~nyneve/
<><><>Graduate School: it's not just a job, it's an indenture!<><><>


On Wed, 22 Dec 1999, Ted Kenefick wrote:

> X for:
>
> Xantus' Hummingbird
>
> or
>
> Xantus' Murrelet
>
> Ted Kenefick
> TedK at zeco.com
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Deborah Wisti-Peterson [SMTP:nyneve at u.washington.edu]
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 1999 8:28 AM
> > To: Michael Hobbs
> > Cc: tweeters at u.washington.edu
> > Subject: Re: Bird names
> >
> >
> > i'm curious; what will your place of employ do when they reach the
> > letter "x"?
> >
> > regards,
> >
> > Deborah Wisti-Peterson email:nyneve at u.washington.edu
> > Department of Zoology, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash, USA
> > Visit me on the web: http://students.washington.edu/~nyneve/
> > <><><>Graduate School: it's not just a job, it's an indenture!<><><>
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, Michael Hobbs wrote:
> >
> > > These are the only ones from the AOU list. Not much to choose from,
> > even when
> > > looking at both common and scientific names.
> > >
> > > Uropsila leucogastra
> > > Uria lomvia
> > > Uria aalge
> > > Uraeginthus bengalus
> > > Upupa epops
> > > Upland Sandpiper
> > > Unspotted Saw-whet Owl
> > > Uniform Crake
> > > Unicolored Jay
> > > Umbrellabird, Bare-necked
> > >
> > >
> > > == Michael Hobbs
> > > == Kirkland WA
> > > == hummer at isomedia.com
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Diane Yorgason-Quinn <avosetta at hotmail.com>
> > > To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 1999 10:17 PM
> > > Subject: Fwd: Bird names
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Jo & Tweeters:
> > > >
> > > > RE Bird names starting with "U":
> > > >
> > > > "A Fowl Alphabet," by Alan James Robinson uses UMBRELLA BIRD.
> > > > Nancy Pallan's famous T-Shirt by Plant the Earth uses UPLAND
> > SANDPIPER.
> > > >
> > > > Perhaps you could eliminate some vowels the way license plates do.
> > > >
> > > > Diane Yorgason-Quinn
> > > > Gig Harbor, WA
> > > > Avosetta at hotmail.com
> > > >
> > > > >From: Joaw9 at aol.com
> > > > >Reply-To: Joaw9 at aol.com
> > > > >To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
> > > > >Subject: Bird names
> > > > >Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1999 23:21:21 EST
> > > > >
> > > > >Greets Tweets --
> > > > > The company where I work has been naming their servers after
> > birds.
> > > > >We
> > > > >are up to the letter 'U'. It can only be 8 letters. Is there a bird
> > (or
> > > > >relative thereof) whose name begins with the letter 'U'? I need a
> > response
> > > > >ASAP. Thanks for your help.
> > > > >Jo Waldron (joaw9 at aol.com)
> > > > >Everett, WA
> > > >
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