HI ALL:
I just read about the latest changes made to the AOU Checklist in it's
latest supplement. Here's a quick rundown:

American Flamingo is (re-)split from Greater Flamingo. And the Flamingo
family is now placed after the Grebe family.

Mangrove Black-Hawk is now a subspecies of the Common Black-Hawk.

Eastern Spot-billed Duck is split from Indian Spot-billed Duck.

Clay-colored Robin is now Clay-colored Thrush.

The biggest news is the generic names and placement of the gulls; Here's
the new gull order:

Creagrus furcatus Swallow-tailed Gull A
Rissa tridactyla Black-legged Kittiwake
Rissa brevirostris Red-legged Kittiwake
Pagophila eburnea Ivory Gull
Xema sabini Sabine's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus Gray-hooded Gull A
Chroicocephalus ridibundus Black-headed Gull
Hydrocoloeus minutus Little Gull
Rhodostethia rosea Ross's Gull
Leucophaeus modestus Gray Gull A
Leucophaeus atricilla Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan Franklin's Gull
Larus belcheri Belcher's Gull A
Larus crassirostris Black-tailed Gull A
Larus heermanni Heermann's Gull
Larus canus Mew Gull
Larus delawarensis Ring-billed Gull
Larus occidentalis Western Gull
Larus livens Yellow-footed Gull
Larus californicus California Gull
Larus argentatus Herring Gull
Larus michahellis Yellow-legged Gull A
Larus thayeri Thayer's Gull
Larus glaucoides Iceland Gull
Larus fuscus Lesser Black-backed Gull N
Larus schistisagus Slaty-backed Gull
Larus glaucescens Glaucous-winged Gull
Larus hyperboreus Glaucous Gull
Larus marinus Great Black-backed Gull
Larus dominicanus Kelp Gull

A= Accidental N= non-breeding species

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Ian Paulsen
Bainbridge Island, WA, USA
" Which just goes to show that a
passion for books is extremely unhealthy."
from Cornelia Funke's "Inkheart".