It’s not all in the name
The bird-renaming discussion has triggered plenty of strong opinion across the world – but, our columnist asks, is it that big a deal?
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If you ever point out an interesting petrel to me, just get me on the bird quickly – we’ll chat about
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its name later
MARK AVERY
COMMENT THE POLITICAL BIRDER
Everyone should have their say on the decision by the American Ornithological Society (AOS) to dump eponyms and rename approximately 150 North American species with more people-friendly and bird-relevant names, as Lucy McRobert did in the February...
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