True or not, the story of Slug sex (p. 477 ff) more than makes Mathews'
book worth while.

Jack Kintner kintner at nas.com Blaine

At 08:30 PM 7/7/01 -0700, you wrote:
>Ian,
>
>Thanks! This info came from Daniel Mathews "Cascade-Olympic Natural History:
>A Trailside Reference." I've found his stuff weak on birds, maybe it's also
>weak in other arenas...though still a good read.
>
>Andy
>----- Original Message -----
>From: ian paulsen <ipaulsen at linknet.kitsap.lib.wa.us>
>To: Andy Stepniewski <steppie at nwinfo.net>
>Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2001 7:45 PM
>Subject: Falcipennis
>
>
> > HI Andy:
> > FYI: Falcipennis = "sickle-winged" not red-winged. For example: Spruce
> > Grouse: Falcipennis canadensis= sickle-winged of Canada.
> > sincerely
> >
> > Ian "Birdbooker" Paulsen
> > Bainbridge Is., WA, USA
> > ipaulsen at linknet.kitsap.lib.wa.us
> > "Rallidae all the way"
> >