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Hi all
Peter Fullagar wrote, "It is a Maned Duck duckling".
HANZAB (1990), uses the nomenclature Maned Duck. Christidis and Boles
(1994) includes it as Australian Wood Duck (previously Maned Duck) in a list of
English names changed because they appeared to be unpopular - the result of some
survey or other.
So, has the English name of this species been changed again, and is
Chistidis & Boles no longer the standard reference for the English names of
Australian birds? I assumed it was. If not, what is? Or is there more than
one "standard reference" at large, so it's a matter of 'take your pick'?
Say, this line of questioning could get someone confused. Namely (pun)
me.
Bye
John K. Layton
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