Subject: Fw: FW: [BIRDWG01] BOU splits -- followup
Date: Aug 18 22:18:52 2000
From: taylorrt - taylorrt at email.msn.com


Tweets

I didn't see this on Tweeters (hope I didn't overlook it and
am repeating. Better twice than not at all??)

Bob Taylor
Bonney Lake, WA


----- Original Message -----
From: "Korpi, Raymond" <RKorpi at CLARK.EDU>
To: "Multiple recipients of list OBOL" <OBOL at BOBO.NWS.ORST.EDU>
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 10:50 AM
Subject: FW: [BIRDWG01] BOU splits -- followup


> Better start keeping track of those Common Teal sightings a little better!
>
> Ray Korpi, PhD
> Clark College, Vancouver WA
> President, OFO
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill or Sue Smith [mailto:birdsmiths at hotmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 10:21 AM
> To: BIRDWG01 at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
> Subject: [BIRDWG01] BOU splits -- followup
>
>
> Martin Reid has called my attention to a 1999 paper by Johnson, K.P &
> Sorensen, M.D. in Auk 116: 792-805, which reports on more detailed study
of
> the phylogeny of the dabbling ducks based on DNA, etc. They seem to find
> ample molecular evidence for splitting the Green-winged and Eurasian Teals
> (and for placing the Aleutian form with the Eurasian, not Green-winged).
I
> had overlooked and was unaware of this paper.
>
> The AOU committee did write in its 42nd supplement, "Several other matters
> published late in 1999 have been added to the agenda..." This may well be
> one of them.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bill
> -----------------
> The Smiths
> Grays Harbor, Washington USA
> birdsmiths at hotmail.com