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    AOS to discard patronyms in English names

    Very well put, agree fully!
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    AOS to discard patronyms in English names

    Come on guys, this is not X/Twitter, could we please stop calling people we disagree with names? We're better than that.
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    AOS to discard patronyms in English names

    True that it’s a misnomer, but at least it refers to the bird’s appearance in some way. You too!
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    AOS to discard patronyms in English names

    How about Rufous? One’s black, one greyish-green, and one rufous.
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    AOS to discard patronyms in English names

    Love these!
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    AOS to discard patronyms in English names

    Does it? At least it gives some sort of information on the bird itself, i.e. that it breeds on that island. That's far more than its existing name does.
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    AOS to discard patronyms in English names

    For inspiration, the Swedish Taxonomic Committee is currently changing (or has recently changed) some eponyms, among them the following AOS area birds: Vaux's Swift – småseglare ("Small Swift") Rivoli's Hummingbird – purpurkronad kolibri ("Purple-crowned Hummingbird") Anna's Hummingbird –...
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    AOS to discard patronyms in English names

    I'd say there's a general argument against eponyms, no matter who the birds are named after, which is they say nothing about the birds themselves. But this post wasn't about pros and cons, sorry!
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