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Index of Subjects --001a1134a45c89dcf804ece0a0ac Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 If it's clear by the context that I'm referring to the local bird, I just say "pigeon"; since we don't have any other species of pigeon, there should be no confusion. Randy _________________________________ RF Lauff Way in the boonies of Antigonish County, NS. On 6 December 2013 12:42, Gerald <naturens@zdoit.airpost.net> wrote: > How do zoologists refer to the rock pigeon in conversation with other > zoologists? I refer to Columba livia. Not in papers or presentations, > just talking around the lab. For example, scientists usually say > Drosophila instead of fruit fly or Drosophila melanogaster, and > Strongylo to refer to Strongylocentrotus purpuratus. > > Thanks > > -- > Gerald > --001a1134a45c89dcf804ece0a0ac Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">If it's clear by the context that I'm referring to= the local bird, I just say "pigeon"; since we don't have any= other species of pigeon, there should be no confusion.<div><br></div><div> Randy</div><div><br></div><div><br><div><br></div></div></div><div class=3D= "gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><div>_________________________________<br>R= F Lauff<br>Way in the boonies of<br>Antigonish County, NS.</div> <br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 6 December 2013 12:42, Gerald <span d= ir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:naturens@zdoit.airpost.net" target=3D"_bla= nk">naturens@zdoit.airpost.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class= =3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padd= ing-left:1ex"> How do zoologists refer to the rock pigeon in conversation with other<br> zoologists? I refer to Columba livia. Not in papers or presentations,<br> just talking around the lab. For example, scientists usually say<br> Drosophila instead of fruit fly or Drosophila melanogaster, and<br> Strongylo to refer to Strongylocentrotus purpuratus.<br> <br> Thanks<br> <br> --<br> Gerald<br> </blockquote></div><br></div> --001a1134a45c89dcf804ece0a0ac--
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