I copied this from a post by Phil Davis on Bird-Chat and I thought many of you would be interested in the following. It has been something expected for a long time. I really like armchair list additions as ABA follows the AOU. It pays to keep good notes and photos on subspecies;o) Good Birding!!! Jeff R. Wilson OL'COOT / TLBA Bartlett, TN >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The 45th Supplement to the AOU Checklist is now out. It was published in the July 2004 issue of the Auk 121(3):985-995. Cackling Goose has been split and is now a separate species from Canada Goose: a. Cackling Goose (Anser hutchinsii) [the small forms] includes the former Canada Goose subspecies hutchinsii [Richarson's], asiatica [Bering-extinct?], leucopareia [Aleutian], taverneri [part of the Lesser complex], and minima. b. Canada Goose (Anser canadensis) now includes the subspecies canadensis [Atlantic], interior [Interior], maxima [Giant], moffitti [Moffit's], parvipes [the other part of the Lesser complex], fulva [Vancouver], and occidentalis [Dusky]. The Checklist committee telegraphs that more splits of this complex may be yet to come. [The separation of the Lesser complex may present a field challenge.] For a good treatment of Canada Goose subspecies (prior to the release of this supplement), check Angus Wilson's web site at ... http://www.oceanwanderers.com/CAGO.Subspecies.html =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. ----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================