Very interesting. I didn't know this. Thank you for sharing. -- Donna M. Nespoli USFW and Colorado Licensed Bird and Bat Rehabilitator Colorado Native Bird Care and Conservation www.coloradonativebird.org 303-823-2326 303-618-0357
On 2015-12-27 21:45, Joe Roller wrote: > Can anyone confirm that what I heard is true, that the AOU has recently voted > to split the Olive-backed LEGO? > Those pesky taxonomists have been at it again, and the split is supposed to > take place soon - on January 1, 2016. * > Yea! I get to add a species to my Ecuador list! > > Olive-backed LEGO is being split into the coastal species, the > "Greenish-backed LEGO" and the inland species > the "Mossy-backed LEGO," _Legans bryophyta. _The key to telling them apart is > that the dorsal aspect of the > sluggish inland species is mostly mossy, especially on its north side. > It is found in mossy areas of the tropics - mostly. > > Whereas the frenetic "Greenish-backed" species, _Legans frenzyi,_ gathers > no.... > well, you know. > > Joe Roller, > Denver > Happy, Healthy and Birdy New Year! > > * The split was to have taken place on 4/1/16, but the date got moved up. > > On Sun, Dec 27, 2015 at 8:36 PM, Joan Larrabee <[email protected]> wrote: > > Very clever! > > Joan Larrabee > Colorado Springs, CO 80906 > 719.576.4598 [1] > > ------------------------- > Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2015 19:32:35 -0800 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [cobirds] Re: Olive-backed LEGO Larimer County > > On Sunday, December 27, 2015 at 6:18:45 AM UTC-7, Ray Brakke wrote: What is a > LEGO??? > > I thought everyone knew. This is the olive-backed variety: > > [2] > > P.s. A few real birds, if anybody's interested. Yesterday, Sat., Dec. 26, at > White Rocks Trail, Boulder County, a NORTHERN SHRIKE and a KILLDEER. Today, > Sun., Dec. 27, at Boulder Creek, 109th St. crossing, Boulder County, an > AMERICAN PIPIT, a RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, and another KILLDEER; also a nice > falcon show in the general area, with PRAIRIE MERLIN, PRAIRIE FALCON, and > many AMERICAN KESTRELS. Pix, comments, and "likes" at CFO's Facebook site. > (Leatherman heads for the nearest window...) > > Ted Floyd > Lafayette, Boulder County > > Ray Brakke > Morrison, CO > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/3a77dd97-c634-4faa-abf6-8dfda378b36b%40googlegroups.com > [3]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout [4]. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this > discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/SNT148-W625D5122398A37669C4AE0CFFB0%40phx.gbl > [5]. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout [4]. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/topic/cobirds/2yLbgZlFkXU/unsubscribe [6]. To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAJpZcUBWT0tzELYncEAck%2B__agCALYR1PTL5fKa8gaOWFbs8ag%40mail.gmail.com [7]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout [4]. Links: ------ [1] tel:719.576.4598 [2] https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kkkVXWeHePI/VoCrLs8aznI/AAAAAAAAVys/BPwYmOPGV20/s1600/_83837618_poulsom_5.jpg [3] https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/3a77dd97-c634-4faa-abf6-8dfda378b36b%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer [4] https://groups.google.com/d/optout [5] https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/SNT148-W625D5122398A37669C4AE0CFFB0%40phx.gbl?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer [6] https://groups.google.com/d/topic/cobirds/2yLbgZlFkXU/unsubscribe [7] https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAJpZcUBWT0tzELYncEAck%2B__agCALYR1PTL5fKa8gaOWFbs8ag%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/f4c1db2a7510ba43aaceada6db7ddf89%40coloradonativebird.org. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
