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Message: <blockquote data-quote="chris butterworth" data-source="post: 1603468" data-attributes="member: 64315">The real problem lies with the ever thorny problem of " What is a species".  While ornithology continues to stick with BSC there will always be more than enough contention.  As PSC gives a "truer" ( note the way I've said that ! ) picture of biological diversity and is scientifically "provable", barring human error, then isn't it time to take it on board, finally.  I will admit that it will leave those in the field with a lot of BIIK's ( buggered if I know's ) but taxonomy is a scientific disipline, not a fluffy little security blanket for birders.  Here endeth my latest rant!!Chris</blockquote>