Aratinga = Conure (?) and Amazona spp.

["Greg" <>]

Hi Cas,

I can't really comment on the naming of the American parrots but I did 
notice the same and realised the potential confusion with the New Zealand 
birds.  However I just wanted to point out that despite being called the 
Red-browed Firetail for a short time the official common name of the species 
(Christidis and Boles) has reverted to Red-browed Finch.  It is apparently 
not closely related to the firetails.  It is incredible how many people have 
picked up on the change to firetail but not the reversion to finch. 
Similarly the Stone-curlews were called 'Thick-knees' for a short while and 
this also seems to have stuck despite the rather unattractive name which I 
think overstates the size of their knees (which are in fact ankles anyway).

Greg Clancy