Re the correspondence on and around this
topic.
As Mark mentioned, there is an updated IOC list
based on the book "BIRDS OF THE WORLD Recommended
English Names" by Frank Gill And Minturn Wright, Princeton University Press,
2006.
For anyone interested, the list can be downloaded
as an Excel file or as a csv file (for database use, eg MS Access) from the IOC
website, www.worldbirdnames.org
The site also has an Excel file which can be
downloaded, showing a comparison between the IOC list (Gill & Wright) and
another popular taxonomic list - Clements 2007.
Happy pondering of naming traditions and
conventions!
Bruce
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