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Statement on the McCown's Longspur Naming Issue - American Ornithological Society
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New Name Announced for a Longspur, But Bird Names For Birds Has Always Said, "It's More Than Just This One" | Bird Names For Birds
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| | (August 9, 2020) The American Ornithological Society's (AOS) North American Classification Committee (NACC) announced Friday, August 7 night via an email to society members, that a formal change was made to a single bird species's English common name. Rhynchophanes mccownii, the scientific name for this species and previously called McCown's Longspur, will now be known...
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McCown's Longspur should not only be renamed...all honorific names should be changed. - Matthew R. Halley
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| | [Update, 24 June 2019: After thinking about this topic more, and discussing it with friends and colleagues, my opinion has changed somewhat. Basically, I feel that if we are going to open this can of worms, then we must go all the way --- that means changing all honorific (common) names including Audubon and Townsend...
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