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Subject: | Grey Fantails; Grant please delete |
From: | "Tim Murphy" <> |
Date: | Tue, 3 Apr 2007 11:31:04 +1000 |
The reason for capitalization of bird names is obvious in America at least, a bird watcher can report that they saw a Solitary Vireo (the species), or a solitary (just one) vireo. Tim Murphy -----Original Message----- From: Behalf Of Rosemary Royle Sent: Monday, 2 April 2007 7:27 PM To: Philip Veerman; birding australia Subject: Grey Fantails; Grant please delete But with the increasing trend towards the non-capitalisation of bird names (the RSPB in the UK adopts this approach) you can no longer tell the difference. Rosemary Royle |
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