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Poll - Do you agree or disagree with the AOS's recent decision to abandon the use of eponymous bird names?
180 Names to Change.... Oh I can just see a easy consensus to this entire issue. Everyone (whomever that is composed of) will agree on the first vote I am sure...- lmans66
- Post #145
- Forum: Birds & Birding
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Poll - Do you agree or disagree with the AOS's recent decision to abandon the use of eponymous bird names?
Valid point here!!!! When this issue first cropped up, I was thinking....the bird guide books are going to make a fortune!!!! But not from me... I am not buying any more bird books but will simply scratch out the old name and write in the new one. No one is getting more of my $ just because...- lmans66
- Post #111
- Forum: Birds & Birding
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Poll - Do you agree or disagree with the AOS's recent decision to abandon the use of eponymous bird names?
I am thinking that the name of the bird named after a person isn't really distracting to new birders... What is more distracting is having some birds given a name based upon some odd colorization someplace on it's body that can be viewed only rarely and in the right sunlight etc...- lmans66
- Post #110
- Forum: Birds & Birding