Interesting indeed. If they renamed all the birds with questionable names,
seems we'd have to relearn a lot of birds. But what better time for it than
when we're largely stuck indoors and needing some mental stimulation. This
wouldn't be the first time a bird was renamed for a similar reason. Anyone
remember what Long-tailed Ducks used to be called?
Carole Gobert
Knoxville
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Kelly Roy <luvsbirdn@xxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: [TN-Bird] Rename McCown's Longspur?
Interesting article on whether to rename McCown's longspur and other birds:
https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2020/07/a-bird-named-for-a-confederate-general-sparks-calls-for-change/
Kelly Roy
Knoxville TN
