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from [martin butterfield] [Permanent Link][Original]
To: "Bill & Raelene Graham" <>
Subject: snipe naming/nomenclature
From: martin butterfield <>
Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2012 09:47:43 +1000
Bill

A good point.  I think  at the moment petition central is fully focused on Alan Jones so we had better go for the competition route with Messrs Christidis and Boles as the judges.  The first question is what gets changed: the Latin (ie family classification) or the English?  A second question could become which species gets changed?

Martin

On 2 October 2012 09:36, Bill & Raelene Graham <> wrote:

As a newcomer to the study of wetland birds, I was surprised to find the Latham’s Snipe page of Simpson and Day had no Painted Snipe. Further investigation showed Latham’s are grouped under Scolopacidae while Painted are in Rostratulidae. This is confusing. Is it not time for a petition or competition to rectify this silly situation?

Bill Graham




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