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  1. kb57

    Capitalization of Common Bird Names?

    Hi Henning What is also interesting about the fact that we use yellowhammer for Goldammer; as well as being a contraction it also uses the German word for bunting (as I've just realised after a quick Google!). 'Start' and 'Schwanz' (which Google also tells me means 'tail') have diverged a bit...
  2. kb57

    Capitalization of Common Bird Names?

    Henning, I guess I value what I perceive, rightly or wrongly, to be both an aesthetically appealing and grammatically valid convention in written English. I take your point completely about ease of reading, especially if you are from a non-native English speaking background (although I have to...
  3. kb57

    Capitalization of Common Bird Names?

    At the end of the day as has been demonstrated by both sides, this is just a matter of personal preference? I personally find capitalisation of English names in a document unattractive, a bit 'shouty'; my use of lower-case is deliberate, and not the result of any laziness. I refuse to accept...
  4. kb57

    Capitalization of Common Bird Names?

    I have a real sense of deja vu with this response, but...here goes.. For me, personally, it is lower case all the way for English names, unless they happen to be formed from a proper noun - reed warbler, Cetti's warbler etc. I turn to the following to support my view: 1) It is...
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