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Index of Subjects Hi All: This can get rapidly out of hand, so let's keep it nationalism-lite. I got a followup from the CBC who received a call from a fellow who didn't remember its name was but promoted the bird that sings (and he has heard singing) "sweet, sweet, Canada, Canada, Canada." Great choice that, except that it's "poor Sam Peabody, Peabody, Peabody . ." in New England and, alarmingly, "baise ma queue, Fréderic, Fréderic, Fréderic . . " in Québec. (Hope that gets through). I can see few flaws with Gray (CANADA, dammit) Jay, except that it's a campsite thief; but, that's fair, since we steal its trees. And, as Brian notes, it did, after all, (re-)create the world - not bad for a modest Canuck. Maybe a more little seriously, there is some danger in allowing a wide public vote on an indefinite list. (We do have a representative democracy.) Perhaps each provincial naturalists' federation should draw up a list (annotated with support for the choice) and put the list out on a national website, maybe that of Nature Canada. Joan Czapaly, over to you. Best, Ian Ian McLaren
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