. . . and Steller's Eider and, sadly, Steller's Sea Cow. He also discovered and named (I think) the now-extinct Pallas' (=Spectacled) Cormorant.
The man led a fascinating life. [email protected] Sebastian T. Patti 770 S. Grand Avenue Unit 3088 Los Angeles, CA 90017 CELL: 773/304-7488 ________________________________ From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Ira Sanders <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2021 4:09 PM To: Robert Righter <[email protected]> Cc: cobirds <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [cobirds] Re: Changing Common Names of birds; example, Steller’s Jay Bob Maybe it will turn out that Steller was a Confederate general and they will change the name to Mountain Jay Ira Sanders On Thu, Apr 15, 2021, 12:30 PM Robert Righter <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Peter the Great,Tsar of all of Russia, invited Georg W. Steller, a German scientist to come to Russia and help explore and catalogue it’s natural history. In 1741 Steller joined the Vitus Bering Expedition in sailing east to discover what was out there. After several weeks they bumped into new land now known as Alaska. Steller discovered a jay, now known as Steller’s Jay. The expedition sailed west exploring the Aleutians. Out of many of Steller’s new discoveries was a new eagle, now known as Steller’s Sea Eagle. Doesn’t the eponymic name Steller’s Jay evoke more romance, interest, and wonder than if it was just called, for convenience, say “Mountain” Jay? Bob Righter Denver, CO -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. 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