The BOU also split Band-rumped Storm-Petrel into 3 species but don't look for the AOU to follow suit anytime soon (an AOU checklist committee member friend of mine calls these "hair line splits"). jca John C. Arvin Research Associate Gulf Coast Bird Observatory 103 West Hwy 332 Lake Jackson, TX 77566 jarvin@xxxxxxxx www.gcbo.org Austin, Texas ---------------------------------------- From: "Bryan Tarbox" <gme_btarbox@xxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, September 21, 2012 11:24 PM To: "tex birds" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [texbirds] Cory's Shearwater split by BOU Just thought I'd pass this along, relevant to Texas pelagics: http://www.bou.org.uk/british-list/recent-announcements/tsc8-announcement/ Bryan Tarbox Gainesville, FL