Fun with Scientific Names
The etymology of bird names is a favorite subject of mine. Head over to The Drinking Bird for a fun quiz on scientific bird names. Do you know which bird's scientific name translates to "Alpine Desert-lover"?
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- Patrick B.
- Live in NJ, work the Corporate life by day, try to be an amateur naturalist the rest of the time. I currently volunteer as an Associate Naturalist for the NJ Audubon Society.
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1 comment:
Here's one I ran across in Guyana last week: the Black-crested Antshrike's specific epithet is canadensis, believe it or not. It turns out that that is a typo for the much more appropriate cayanensis; but according to the rules of priority, well, priority rules!
Rick.
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