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  1. Kirk Roth

    At long last, AOU 2010 pending proposals A

    As usual, an excellent analysis by Nathan Pieplow. After checking out the chickadee vocalizations, it might be worthwhile to also go through his analysis of Curve-billed Thrasher - for those interested in vocalizations and recent AOU split candidates at large. Or just go through his entire...
  2. Kirk Roth

    At long last, AOU 2010 pending proposals A

    As a weak and belated step toward redemption, I recently found that the "Bailey's" chickadee does indeed include the Sierra Nevada subspecies. From the AOU Proposal:
  3. Kirk Roth

    At long last, AOU 2010 pending proposals A

    Sorry, I meant to say Sierra Madre, which I thought was where the type specimen for baileyae originated... but I've since been told that isn't the case. So even that isn't much more accurate! For the record, I do have to say that if accuracy were a major concern with common names, neither...
  4. Kirk Roth

    At long last, AOU 2010 pending proposals A

    About the link above, Zimmer's response is telling. Again, I respect Mr. Howell, but there are more effective ways of getting a point across. About the chickadees, I'll concede that my suggestion for ultrasplitting all species may have been rash compared to the case for the Mountain Chickadee...
  5. Kirk Roth

    At long last, AOU 2010 pending proposals A

    Although I must note that immediacy may come at the price of accuracy. As of this writing, "Bailey's Chickadee" is listed squarely between the sawwing swallows and Ridgeway's Swallow. I'm sure it will be fixed approximately ten seconds after an IOC committee member reads this post...
  6. Kirk Roth

    At long last, AOU 2010 pending proposals A

    Not just state committees.... for example, IOC has already added "Bailey's Chickadee" to its list of potential splits: http://www.worldbirdnames.org/updates-PS.html Now that is what I call immediacy!
  7. Kirk Roth

    At long last, AOU 2010 pending proposals A

    How true! But at least the NACC is moving in the right direction! Personally, I don't like patronyms - I'd rather have names that describe natural history, but I'm sure this is quite the minority opinion. As far as patronyms go, Gambel and Bailey are good ones for this species. I say...
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