Quiet afternoon indeed - Clements (and I think he was going by AOU or ABA
recommendation but I have lost the reference) stripped the "Double-collared"
out of a lot of Sunbird names, including this one. Just proves that with the
right choice of taxonomist you can get the answer you want :-)
On 27/07/07, <> wrote:
>
> G'day all
>
> Puerto Rican Stripe-headed Tanager = 34 characters
> Prigogine's Double-collared Sunbird = 35 characters
> Ou = 2
>
> Black-necked Stork = 18
>
> which is virtually the average according to: Gill, F. and M. Wright.
> 2006. Birds of the World: Recommended English Names. Princeton NJ:
> Princeton University Press
>
> It's a fairly quiet Friday afternoon at work!
>
> Cheers
> Steve
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