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Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2011 21:23:50 -0400
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Ken:

I grew up with "Wilson's Snipe."  Then it was decided (OA.O.U.) that  
it was the same species as the old World Common Snipe, and so they  
were lumped'with the older species name gallinago chosen by "rule" and  
the vernacular "Common" going along with it. Tffernces led to them  
being "split" again - so back to Common (G. gallinago) Wilson's (G.  
delicata).

There are quite a few species pairs that have been treated variously  
in the past and recently split or re-split -  our Black Scoter,  
Three-toed Woodpecker, Winter Wren, and some may be in the pipe - e.g.  
Our Whimbrel and the rather different Old-World Whimbrel.

Cheesr, Ian

Ian McLaren

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