>From Peterson's "A Field Guide to Western Birds" (1961):
American WiDgeon (Mareca penelope).

John J. Hebert
Yakima, WA
mailto:jhebert8235 at charter.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Schonewald" <dschone8 at donobi.net>
To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 7:42 PM
Subject: Re: Widgeon or Wigeon


> Hi Denny and Tweets,
>
> Unlike Stellar's Jay which has always been Steller's Jay, 'wigeon' was
once
> spelled 'widgeon'. It was changed some time ago, in the 80's it seems I
read
> somewhere, but it could have been before that. Maybe someone out here can
> remember when this change took place. Or, maybe 'widgeon' was the spelling
> that was commonplace outside of ornithological vernacular. Anyhow at one
> time an accepted spelling was 'widgeon'.
>
> Cheers
>
> Doug Schonewald
> Moses Lake, WA
> dschone8 at donobi.net
>
>
>