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    AOS to discard patronyms in English names

    So the Swan Goose example is a case where there are arguments for each version. Perhaps one set of arguments will win out, but if not then, and only then a case can be made to be decided by the Commissioners. Once a decision has been published then the question is settled once and for all; in...
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    AOS to discard patronyms in English names

    Realistically, it is misleading names which form (something) of a barrier to novices. If I am just getting interested in the different forms I see, why shouldn’t I expect that every sparrow in a tree is a Tree Sparrow, that a Black-headed Gull should have a black head and the Plovers I see in...
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    AOS to discard patronyms in English names

    Scientific names are governed by a series of slightly different rules (for the different kingdoms). There are around 20 or so Commissioners in charge of updating the rules, or of making the (very few) exceptions requested. The Animal rules cover names dating back to 1758; I cannot imagine any...
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    AOS to discard patronyms in English names

    With regard to Scientific names, the basic rule is oldest name applied following the rules counts. Any change to bar a type of name is extremely unlikely to be accepted; there is the possibility for a name to “forgotten” in terms of priority if there are compelling reasons to do so; eg Cobra as...
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    AOS to discard patronyms in English names

    What about Raggiana Bird of Paradise?
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    AOS to discard patronyms in English names

    And various Birds of Paradise such as King of Saxony BoP.
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    AOS to discard patronyms in English names

    Quetzal?
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