So true. Must have been my overzealousness about being "right" about something. Actually Caprimulgidae and Caprimulgiformes are my favorite birdie word so I am amazed that I missed my opportunity to use it in a sentence. Darn.
Thanks for the clarity. Thomas Maiello On May 10, 2007, at 10:46 AM, Bruce Fall wrote: > Thomas--One of your statements in your swift post on MOU-net was > incorrect: > > "Just for clarity - Hummingbirds are in the family Trochilidae not > Apodidae. Goatsuckers (Nightjars and Nighthawks) are in the same > family as Swifts but not hummingbirds. " > > Nightjars are in a different order (and thus family) than > hummingbirds and swifts--Caprimulgiformes (Fam. Caprimulgidae) vs. > Apodiformes (Fam. Trochilidae and Apodidae, respectively). > > > Bruce A. Fall > Minneapolis > >
