Absolutely Mr. Cady!



Dianna Moore

Ocean Shores, Wa.

dlmoor2 at coastaccess.com





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From: tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu
[mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Wilson Cady
Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 7:21 PM
To: john.stark at bellinghamherald.com
Cc: tweeters at u.washington.edu; Penny.Rose at seattle.gov
Subject: RE: [Tweeters] Capitalization of Bird Names



Purple Finch is a proper name given by the AOU, purple finch is a
description of an unidentified member of the finch family.





Wilson Cady
Skamania County, WA


---------- Original Message ----------
From: "Stark, John" <john.stark at bellinghamherald.com>
To: "Rose, Penny" <Penny.Rose at seattle.gov>, <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Cc:
Subject: RE: [Tweeters] Capitalization of Bird Names
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:07:20 -0700

If you care, newspaper usage would capitalize proper names only: Stellar's
Jay, scrub jay, blue jay.

Cassin's finch, purple finch, American robin.



John Stark, Reporter

The Bellingham Herald and TheBellinghamHerald.com
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From: tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu
[mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Rose, Penny
Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 4:23 PM
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Subject: [Tweeters] Capitalization of Bird Names

I've run into a bit of a quandary with the editor of the Discovery Park
newsletter. I have always followed the rule that common names of birds
should be capitalized. He, of course, is not in agreement of this practice
and asked me to cite my sources. At this juncture I am not a reliable
source, and the ABA and AOU are out as he is looking at this strictly from a
English, grammar, or editorial perspective. Does anyone have a suggestion
or take on this situation? Thanks





Penny Rose

Public Education Program Specialist

Discovery Park Environmental Learning Center

3801 West Government Way

Seattle, WA 98199

penny.rose at seattle.gov



(206) 386 - 4250



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