There was some discussion on Birding-aus last month about the need to update
the Recognised English Names (REN) for Australian birds. If this does gain
momentum, may I (with apologies to the Monarchists out there) also suggest
that we use the opportunity to republicanise the names of Australia birds.
As way of introduction I would like to propose the following:
* Kingfishers become Tim Fischers eg Buff-breasted Paradise Tim Fischer
* Monarchs become President Birds eg Spectacled President Bird
* Australian King Parrot becomes Australian President Parrot
* Regent parrot becomes First Lady Parrot
* Royal Albatross becomes Republican Albatross
* The prefix Victoria is replaced by the first name of our first first lady
* The prefix Albert is replaced by the first name of our first president
I am sure there are more out there that will need to be changed but some
initial food for thought.
Cheers
Alastair
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Alastair Smith
Assistant Director
Law Enforcement Liaison
National Coordinator Child Pornography
Phone: 02 6275 6726
Mob: 0401 993 381
Fax: 02 6275 6996
____________________________
Alastair Smith
Assistant Director
Law Enforcement Liaison
National Coordinator Child Pornography
Phone: 02 6275 6726
Mob: 0401 993 381
Fax: 02 6275 6996
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