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Tom, and all!
In Tom Tarrent's recent message re "Common Koel -
What's in a name" he referred to the terms "Tickers" and "Lumped". Over recent
weeks I have seen other terms used but sometimes was unsure of the precise
meaning. All this made me think "What's in a term"?
As I am relatively new to "Birding" and this
fascinating and educational mailing list, I have only a rough idea of some
"in-house" terms used by birders (is this a correct term to use in this
context?).
If anyone knows where I can find a birder's
dictionary or thesaurus, that either seriously or humorously describes the most
common terms (eg Jizz and Life List which I do know) and/or polite slang used
within the ornithological world, I would really be very grateful.
Kind regards,
Myles
PS just for Christmas!
Did you hear about the duck who bought some
lipstick?
No?
He asked to have it put on the
bill!
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