Perhaps it is time for Australia to accept one of the International
taxonomies as our "official" (whatever that means) scheme. C&B will be come
increasingly out of date as the rest of the world splits our species.
BARC clearly is an arbiter of "vagrants" and this is a totally separate
process from the taxonomy used.
On 30 October 2010 22:49, Carl Clifford <> wrote:
> Hi Colin
> Melithreptus chloropsis is listed as a full species on the ION (Index of
> Organism Names) database, so it must be kosher. The ION is the international
> arbiter of Zoological and Mycological species and it is up to them to decide
> if a species stands or not.
>
> I don't think there will be another edition of C&B, I think 2 editions was
> enough for them. It will probably be up to other authors to take up the
> challenge. Perhaps it will appear in a new edition of HANZAB, but I don't
> think that will happen in the little tenure I have left on life.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Carl Clifford
>
>
>
> On 30/10/2010, at 9:24 PM, Colin Scouler wrote:
>
> Hello birders.
>
> So, is the Swan River (or Western) Honeyeater now an official tick?
>
> What's the procedure in between editions of Christidis and Boles?
>
> Is this a matter for BARC to buy into?
>
> Colin Scouler.
>
>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: "Wedderburn Birding" <>
>> Date: 30 October 2010 12:44:37 PM
>> To: "'BIRDING-AUS'" <>, <
>> >
>> Subject: [Birding-Aus] White-naped Honeyeater Split
>>
>> Following previous discussion on Birding-Aus on the possible split, the
>> latest IOC list v 2.6 has split the White-naped Honeyeater (Melithreptus
>> lunatus) into the Swan River Honeyeater (Melithreptus chloropsis), which
>> occurs in SW Western Australia (N to Swan River Plain and Wheatbelt in W).
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Bruce
>>
>>
>>
>>
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