I believe that this publication just follows the taxonomy of the most recent
edition of the Howard and Moore checklist of the birds of the world. So it
would be a bit unfair to analyse its decisions as to what species it
recognises. It does deviate from Howard and Moore in some respects (eg the odd
decision to recognise flufftails as a separate family - haven't seen any
publications do that before).
There are a few very weird names in there, particularly for PNG birds. Why
replace Lowland and Mountain Peltops with Clicking Shieldbill and Tinkling
Shieldbill? Also I know the three Cnemophiline birds of paradise aren't birds
of paradise at all, but Velvet Satinbird, Antenna Satinbird and Silken
Satinbird?
Still, I am all in favour of the aim of having a set of standardised names.
Murray
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