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Rissa tridachtyla (1 Viewer)
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JWN Andrewes
Poor Judge of Pasta.
Looks like it, yes.
birdmeister
Well-known member
(Black-legged) Kittiwake for me, too.
Nutcracker
Stop Brexit!
Yes; a first-summer.
PS spellcheck: tridactyla :t:
PS spellcheck: tridactyla :t:
Nutcracker
Stop Brexit!
That often happens in the transfer from Greek to Latin - but 'tridactyla' is the spelling Linnaeus used, and it is fixed in the rules of zoological nomenclature o
The main reason for adding the correct spelling is in case someone ever wants to search birdforum for Kittiwake posts, using the scientific name as the search term :t:
Yes, of course I am aware of and understand that, Nutcracker! I only want to make the point that it is easier to misspell a word if in your own language (and the original one of the word, in this case Greek) it is written in a slightly different way to the "right" one
That often happens in the transfer from Greek to Latin - but 'tridactyla' is the spelling Linnaeus used, and it is fixed in the rules of zoological nomenclature o
The main reason for adding the correct spelling is in case someone ever wants to search birdforum for Kittiwake posts, using the scientific name as the search term :t:
ody
Well-known member
In the greek language :
τριδάχτυλος or τριδάκτυλος
tridachtyla tridactyla
OK the right one is...tridactyla
