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  1. kb57

    Petition to AOS Leadership on the Recent Decision to Change all Eponymous Bird Names

    Thanks for the link - I guess the sections where it gets more 'political' are the following: (3) The division shall: 995 (a) advocate against the changing of eponymous English-language names for birds; and 996 (b) seek the support of national organizations with which the...
  2. kb57

    Petition to AOS Leadership on the Recent Decision to Change all Eponymous Bird Names

    Which to be fair, provides further rebuttal of my speculation regarding motivation for the bill.
  3. kb57

    Petition to AOS Leadership on the Recent Decision to Change all Eponymous Bird Names

    I can see why the bill can be counterproductive in terms of entrenching positions, and may work against the opponents of wholesale change. However, is it not legitimate for a political body like a state legislature to challenge this decision? One of the predictable outcomes set out by Stability...
  4. kb57

    Petition to AOS Leadership on the Recent Decision to Change all Eponymous Bird Names

    Excellent point, I was going to reply but Paul has covered all my points and more, only more eloquently. And not before time...although I distinctly remember 'reedling' being quoted as an alternative name in an old bird book, maybe an Observer's book or a Hamlyn guide from the 1970s, maybe...
  5. kb57

    Petition to AOS Leadership on the Recent Decision to Change all Eponymous Bird Names

    Now that is a slippery slope...careful, or we'll end up with Grey-rumped Thrushes, on the grounds that they are neither a unit of agricultural land, nor something most people would put on their dinner plate these days.
  6. kb57

    Petition to AOS Leadership on the Recent Decision to Change all Eponymous Bird Names

    Signed - thanks for posting the link. You do seem to get into a bit of a loop where it invites you to sign other petitions (Palestinian ceasefire - yes please; closure of Lidl in Byfleet, UK - really not that concerned!). I'd also add it's important to respond to the verification email they...
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