To respond to a few things Carl raised:
* Relatively few of these birds were named for the white people who
first described them. In most cases the describer named them to
honor someone else - Henslow's Sparrow, for example, was named by
Audubon in honor of Rev. John Henslow, who
I agree with you.
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On Saturday, November 4, 2023, 4:43 PM, Carl Steckler wrote:
I agree Dave, but I feel it is the right decision for the wrong reasons.
Changing the names to better describe the bird, good.
Changing the name because of what someone did in
I agree Dave, but I feel it is the right decision for the wrong reasons.
Changing the names to better describe the bird, good.
Changing the name because of what someone did in the past is wrong.
you really have to look at the person in the context of their time,
their morals and their laws.
Thanks Dave. That’s a very good article; quite clear in the thought processes that went into this decision. I, for one, am all in favor. Linda OrkinOn Nov 3, 2023, at 11:56 PM, Dave Nutter wrote:Bird names for birds. Cool concept. The article includes many good reasons. We will have to learn
Bird names for birds. Cool concept. The article includes many good reasons. We
will have to learn some new names for old birds. I look forward to this.
In many cases, the person who first described a species for science decided to
name it after someone who had nothing to do with the bird,
