Good explanation here:
http://www.med.monash.edu.au/gendermed/sexandgender.html
Ian
On 22/01/2013 9:55 AM, Peter Shute wrote:
How come?
Peter Shute
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Jonny Schoenjahn
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Subject: [Birding-Aus] sex, not gender
Hi Denise,
you were referring to the sex of those Accipiters, not their gender.
Cutting a sociolinguistic explanation short: as fas as
ornithology is concerned, birds have a sex, but no gender.
Cheers,
Jonny
Jonny Schoenjahn
Perth WA
Denise wrote on 12 January 2013:
"In the Top End size range for male Brown Goshawk is 33-42 cm
while for Collared Sparrowhawk it's 30-40 cm (both genders)."
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