Re: exceptional seabirds - A note from SOSSA

["Tony PALLISER" <>]

>These are very interesting sightings but what about some
>common names especially for recently nominated/described
>albatross species- I can't make head or tail of some of the
>scientific names (sorry- I'm not reading enough literature
>at the moment!).

George,
SOSSA are following the Interim Taxonomy (Proposed by Robertson and
Nunn, in press)  Local taxonomists have not adopted this just yet.

for more information have a look at the following web site which
details all the English names etc.

http://www.antdiv.gov.au/aad/sci/bio/albatross/albatros_append1.html




Regards
Tony Palliser
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