[ia-bird] Re: Le Conte's Sparrow at Neal Smith NWR

[Rick Hollis]

I rather suspect that LeConte, whichever one it was, did not pronounce the terminal C.  Most people attribute the name to  John Lawrence LeConte, who was best know for his studies of beetles.  However his father John Eatton Le Conte, Jr. and his cousin Joseph LeConte were better known naturalists and ornithologists.  --- Please contribute your sightings to our list; it is only as good as members make it! --- Birding channel recommendation for FRS/GMRS radio use: Primary selection; channel 5/0 , alternate selection; channel 6/0 --- This mailing list is sponsored by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union. Membership available on-line at http://www.iowabirds.org/iou/membership.asp. ----- You are currently subscribed to ia-bird as: arch...@mail-archive.com