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Old Thursday 25th August 2011, 04:55   #1
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Old Thursday 25th August 2011, 07:38   #2
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I really would prefer it to be called a Red Throated Diver.
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names used in opus are derived by a consensus system: the editors use a majority rule among several world wide checklists, exactly to keep personal preferences out of the issue.

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