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  1. Maffong

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    There's obviously a big difference between everyday "neighborhood" language and language that's supposed to be very specific and exact. "This paper describes the differences between Starlings" "A Chaffinch was observed in South Africa, far from its normal range" I, for one, am happy that there's...
  2. Maffong

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    In Germany many owls (without ear tufts) are called "Kauz", perhaps there's something similar in some ancient english dialect?
  3. Maffong

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    I'm not sure how the word "uncharismatic" is wrong in my usage, but anyways what I'm trying to say is that most eponymous names provoke absolutely no sympathy, because we simply don't connect anything with the name. These names are in most cases completely arbitrary. I have seen both Cory's and...
  4. Maffong

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    The fact that you've misspelled 2/4 of those names just further shows how replaceable and uncharismatic they are.
  5. Maffong

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    I find it awesome! Eponyms should've never become a thing in the first place. Those names tell me absolutely nothing about the birds and they are extremely uncharismatic. Furthermore, these are just allignments with Clements. I appreciate these changes very much.
  6. Maffong

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    Given how different these birds are from "our" mainland european birds I would never dismiss these birds as mundane. I always strive to identify birds to subspecies during my travels and then try to work out how they differ from the birds I've seen before.
  7. Maffong

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    I really like Atlas Wheatear, certainly much more descriptive than Seebohm's or Black-throated
  8. Maffong

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    The fact that you can still comment on each and every thread and give us your opinion clearly shows that you still have ALL the freedom of speech you want. The fact that you can't handle criticism to your viewpoint does not change that! And even though our opinions may differ, believe me that I...
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