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  1. wheatearlp

    What Bird Names Would You Change?

    I meant contrived in the sense of a contrived bird name rather than a contrived word. I agree that calling something Eurasian when it occurs (largely) in Eurasia is a logical solution, but just seems to demonstrate a lack of imagination to call so many things Eurasian - I guess it's the easy...
  2. wheatearlp

    What Bird Names Would You Change?

    Not really qualified to comment on most of this as I've not been farther east than the Black Sea coast, or indeed no farther west than Cork :eek!: However I must confess to an extreme dislike of anything 'Eurasian' - contrived names to make things 'fit' always seems pointless to me :C...
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