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    AOU 2018 Checklist proposals

    Nobody's "foisting." If you choose to follow a taxonomy (e.g., NACC, SACC) based on an authorities in the Americas, that is your prerogative. If your country chooses to disband their taxonomic committee, that is not a problem of the NACC/SACC Clements,, the IOC, HBW or any other taxonomic...
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    AOU 2018 Checklist proposals

    The NACC has a proposal to remove caudacutus and nelsoni from Ammodramus (p. 97). But there is confusion regarding what is the type of Ammodramus, savannarum or caudacutus, becuase of a mix-up on publication dates? Do you all think that is the reasoning in the proposal is correct: Further...
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    AOU 2018 Checklist proposals

    The argument is that the English name "Rock Pigeon" is "pre-occupied" by the two species of rock-pigeons (genus Petrophassa) of Australia. I don't see a problem, personally, as the hyphen does make a difference between Rock Pigeon and Rock-Pigeon. Columba livia was changed to Rock Pigeon...
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