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Many Double-bars in breeding plumage

To: "Greg & Val Clancy" <>
Subject: Many Double-bars in breeding plumage
From: L&L Knight <>
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:34:50 +1000
Actually I think it is very good for people to learn alt names, particularly since we are a largely monolingual nation. Unless you are a fan of Brave New World's? "newspeak", the greater one's vocabulary the better.

For example, knowing that the very appropriate alt name for the Crested Bellbird is Panpanpalla helps you to remember its call and provides a cultural linkage to indigenous Australia.

You don't worry about young kids learning to deal with synonyms, so why worry about new birders?

Regards, Laurie.

On 21/07/2008, at 1:52 PM, Greg & Val Clancy wrote:

I couldn't agree more.  The recent thread on 'Scrub Turkeys' is a good
example.  It must be hell for new birders trying to learn their birds.

Greg Clancy




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