[va-bird] Re: Middle Atlantic bird name change proposals, 2nd edition
- From: Allen Hart <hartal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2005 20:59:06 -0400
Henry Armistead wrote:
Yellow-crowned Night Heron. Seen any yellow on it lately? If a
White-crowned Sparrow was a heron it would be a Yellow-crowned Night Heron.
Ergo, change to White-crowned Night Heron.
Well, actually it has been about six days. Here is a picture I took six
days ago and the crown looks pretty yellow to me.
http://www.techsolvers.com/birdweb/follylick/YellowCrown.jpg
Though I do have to admit that I have taken a lot of pictures where the
yellow is so pale that it does look almost white.
BTW, I enjoyed your post. Just had to defend the honor of the YCNH.
--allen
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- [va-bird] Middle Atlantic bird name change proposals, 2nd edition
- From: Henry Armistead
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Yellow-crowned Night Heron. Seen any yellow on it lately? If a White-crowned Sparrow was a heron it would be a Yellow-crowned Night Heron. Ergo, change to White-crowned Night Heron.
- [va-bird] Middle Atlantic bird name change proposals, 2nd edition
- From: Henry Armistead