[TN-Bird] Re: Lesser Canada Goose?

> The other option I've heard is a 2nd split with 3 species,
> Canada (large forms), Lesser Canada (intermediate) and
> Cackling.

That might be the most workable solution.  Among other things, it  
would take care of the problem that these larger "Cackling Geese"  
don't actually cackle, they just honk in a slightly higher register.   
But please, not another case of piled on modifiers in the names;  
didn't they learn their lesson with Salt Marsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow?   
If they have a Lesser Canada Goose then the other will have to become  
the Greater Canada Goose, and I can't find either Lesser Canada or  
Greater Canada on my world atlas.  How about the Taiga Goose, or the  
Mackenzie Goose, or maybe just Richardson's Goose?  After all if they  
can expand the scope of "Cackling" beyond its original sense, why not  
expand "Richardson's" to include parvipes and taverneri?

Bill Pulliam
Hohenwald TN


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