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< --00504502e9d2c554730479477f6d Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Here's what Wikipedia says when you look up jizz --- flying style or other habitual movements, size and colouration, combined with voice, habitat and location. Sean Dooley<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sean_Dooley&action=edit&redlink=1>described jizz as "the indefinable quality of a particular species, the 'vibe' it gives off" and notes that although it is "dismissed by many as some kind of birding alchemy, there is some physical basis to the idea of jizz."[1] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jizz_(birding)#cite_note-0> An analogy <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analogy> for jizz might be identifying a friend across the street by the way they stand, sit, or walk: you recognize the person by their mannerisms even though you cannot see your friend's face. Experienced birders can often make reliable identifications in the field at a glance by utilising jizz. Often jizz is useful for identifying to the family or genus level, rather than the species level. For example, "It definitely had the jizz of a thrush, but I couldn't see what kind." The word has been extended to refer to the impression of the general characteristics of other animals or plants. The origin of the word is a mystery. The theory that the word is derived from the WWII airforce acronym GISS for "General Impression of Size and Shape (of an aircraft)" is chronologically impossible since the birding term was first recorded in 1920.[2] On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 10:54 AM, Fritz McEvoy <fritzmcevoy@hotmail.com>wrote: > Hi Andy & Lelia, > How about: general impression, size and shape. Google 'GISS birding' for > more info. > Fritz McEvoy > Sunrise Valley CB > ------------------------------ > From: aadean@ns.sympatico.ca > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: [NatureNS] Bird acronyms > Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:32:58 -0400 > > > I received this mail from my grandson who is employed as a computer > 'techie'. > > Hi Gramps, > I was reading a programming book today and it had a couple of bird > watching acronyms in it. > They are: > LBB and GISS > > I can tell him that LBB is lesser black-backed but the GISS has me > stumped. Anyone? > > Andy & Lelia Dean > 86 Baden Powell Drive > Kentville, NS. Canada. B4N 5P5 > Tel: [902] 678-6243 > > aadean@ns.sympatico.ca > > > ------------------------------ > Get Windows 7 for only $39.99-CDN College or University students only. This > offer ends Jan 3-upgrade now! <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9691814> > Richard -- ################# Richard Stern, 317 Middle Dyke Rd. Port Williams, NS, Canada B0P 1T0 sternrichard@gmail.com ################### --00504502e9d2c554730479477f6d Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div>Here's what Wikipedia says when you look up jizz=A0---</div> <div>=A0</div> <div>flying style or other habitual movements, size and colouration, combin= ed with voice, habitat and location.=20 <p><a class=3D"new" title=3D"Sean Dooley (page does not exist)" href=3D"htt= p://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=3DSean_Dooley&action=3Dedit&= redlink=3D1">Sean Dooley</a> described jizz as "the indefinable qualit= y of a particular species, the 'vibe' it gives off" and notes = that although it is "dismissed by many as some kind of birding alchemy= , there is some physical basis to the idea of jizz."<sup class=3D"refe= rence" id=3D"cite_ref-0"><a href=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jizz_(bird= ing)#cite_note-0"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup></p> <p>An <a title=3D"Analogy" href=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analogy">an= alogy</a> for jizz might be identifying a friend across the street by the w= ay they stand, sit, or walk: you recognize the person by their mannerisms e= ven though you cannot see your friend's face.</p> <p>Experienced birders can often make reliable identifications in the field= at a glance by utilising jizz. Often jizz is useful for identifying to the= family or genus level, rather than the species level. For example, "I= t definitely had the jizz of a thrush, but I couldn't see what kind.&qu= ot;</p> <p>The word has been extended to refer to the impression of the general cha= racteristics of other animals or plants.</p> <p>The origin of the word is a mystery. The theory that the word is derived= from the WWII airforce acronym GISS for "General Impression of Size a= nd Shape (of an aircraft)" is chronologically impossible since the bir= ding term was first recorded in 1920.<sup class=3D"reference" id=3D"cite_re= f-1"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></sup></p> <p>=A0</p></div> <div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 10:54 AM, Fritz McEvoy <= span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:fritzmcevoy@hotmail.com">fritzmcevoy= @hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0= px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"> <div>Hi Andy & Lelia,<br>=A0How about: general impression, size and sha= pe. Google 'GISS birding' for more info.<br>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0= =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Fritz McEvoy <br>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0= =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Sunrise Valley CB<br> <hr> From: <a href=3D"mailto:aadean@ns.sympatico.ca" target=3D"_blank">aadean@ns= .sympatico.ca</a><br>To: <a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target= =3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br>Subject: [NatureNS] Bird acronym= s<br> Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:32:58 -0400=20 <div> <div></div> <div class=3D"h5"><br><br> <div>I received this mail from my grandson who is employed as a computer &#= 39;techie'.</div> <div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"></font>=A0</div> <div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">Hi Gramps,</font></div> <div>I was reading a programming book today and it had a couple of bird<br>= watching acronyms in it.<br>They are:<br>LBB and=A0 GISS</div> <div>=A0</div> <div> <div>I can tell him that LBB is lesser black-backed but the GISS has me stu= mped.=A0=A0 Anyone?</div> <div>=A0</div> <div><fo