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[Raincrow <raincrow@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hooray for common and local names, to heck with lingual globalization
and standardization! If we're confused by someone's reference to a
common name or engaged in a discussion in which the finer divisions of
taxonomy are paramount, then it's time to haul out Linnaeus and his dead
language. Until then, I vote for "Robin" (American as opposed to what,
here in East Tennessee?), "Cardinal" (Northern as opposed to what, here
in East Tennessee?), "Bullbat," "Raincrow," "Butcher bird," "Fish hawk,"
and "Bluebird." I still miss my Sparrow Hawks (for that matter, I miss
my American Kestrels, too).

Liz Singley
Kingston Tn
Homo sapiens philistinii





-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [TN-Bird] Re: Plover pronunciation
Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 20:01:04 EDT
From: Thornius2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Reply-To: Thornius2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Isn't it a bit pretentious to be using bird names that only scientists
can 
understand?  I see an important part of birdwatching as getting as many
people 
as possible involved in bird awareness and conservation, not form a
clique of 
stuck-up, snobby, exclusive, elitists.  Is it easier to say American
Robin, and 
instantly be on familiar ground with the non-birders we are trying to
reach, 
or call it Turdus Migratorius and instantly alienate people?  I think it
is 
Very important to know scientific names but it is even more important to
use 
terms that non-birders, especially children, can be comfortable with. 
By doing 
this we can expand the ranks of birders and help to protect and increase
the 
numbers of endangered birds and other species.  Any little thing we can
do to 
win people to our cause must not be wasted.
Nat Winston III
Hermitage, Tn.


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