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Bird Names BFCS

To: "Shirley Cook" <>, "Messages Birding-aus" <>
Subject: Bird Names BFCS
From: "Peter Shute" <>
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:47:58 +1000
Fair enough then, it must be very widespread to appear there and I'm
surprised I haven't seen it before.  Although I don't know why anyone
would add an extra "i" into an abbreviation.  I'd certainly say that
BiFCuS is misleading, however I will not be mislead again, not by that
one anyway.

Peter Shute

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> Dear all,
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> In my first edition (1981) Macquarie Dictionary there is an
> entry "Bifcus"
> Colloq. a black-faced cuckoo-shrike [from the letters BFCS].
>
>
> Shirley Cook
> Secretary/Treasurer
> Birds Australia (Northern NSW)
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